Best Moment: Bad Religion True North

What do you say about a band's sixteenth record? Of the Brett-Gurewitz-is-back-in-the-band era, True North is basically on par with the so-so Dissent of Man and New Maps of Hell. It lags far behind the excellent The Process of Belief (an album that is as good as anything in Bad Religion's entire catalog). In other words, it's good but not great.

Here's my favorite track from the record, a tune that has the urgency and simplicity of early Bad Religion.

Nothing to Dismay

Balance and Composure - The Things We Think We're Missing

I've been listening to the Balance and Composure all afternoon on Spotify. My finger is getting tired of clicking "star" on every single track.

On their debut release, the impressive Separation, it was easy to compare this Doylestown, Pennsylvania five-piece to contemporaries like Polar Bear Club or Transit. But on Things We're Missing, it appears the '90s have overcome these millenials. The album is awash with noisy fuzz, sludgy guitars, and some pretty striking post-teenage angst. It's angry and shoegaze-y and heavy without losing track of structure of hooks.

Here a few of the tracks I'm digging right now:



Tiny Raindrop



I'm Swimming



Lost Your Lost Your Name

The album is pretty solid start to finish. I'd highly recommend listening to it in its entirety.