Redpill me on this please. to me...

redpill me on this please. to me, it's kinda like hospice by the antlers in that they're both emotionally manipulative to the listener (not necessarily a bad thing) and the singing's pretty grating. i don't even like hospice but i think it has more value than this album because at least the narrative is interesting and there's some semblance of variety with regard to tone (ex. sylvia vs. bear)
i genuinely don't understand the appeal here. wake up was the only track that i liked.

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its kino

you're overthinking it. who even thinks "man, this album is emotionally manipulative" the first time through?

the appeal is pitchfork gave them a 10

nobody cares about pitchfork

this album and band were literally
>literally
only popular because of the incredibly high rating they got at the time, you ignorant fucking zoomer

wrong

idk i guess i'm just the kind of person who pays attention to that kind of stuff. same with movies and other forms of media. in my experience, it understanding how an artist achieves some effect such as evoking sadness doesn't diminish my enjoyment of that art.

wrong

whatever a 9.7 same thing

did you actually listen to it when it came out? I did, I didn't know pitchfork existed. Power Out especially was a big hit in my circle of friends. Are you the zoomer in the end?

they did in 2004

une annee sans lumeieres is the best song plebs

Tunnels makes me cry like a bitch

If you value narrative, that at least is present with Funeral, it’s in an indirect way but it’s still there. Everything carries a similar theme, being “kids” and the twangs that carry on from youth and how the remnants feel in maturity, not to mention the mornful attitudes reflected in “Funeral” (which literally was inspired by band members’ family members’ deaths during the making of the album).
As much as Hospce has waned on me over the last few years I still can’t say I dislike it, though it’s appeal has kind of worn thin. Still some good bits though. But with Funeral, apart from the music and the individual songs being able to stand comfortably on its own in the first place, the emotional resonance of it all (though rather surface level, like you mentioned) really gives the songwriting a gripping tenacity. With Hospice the emotional hook is the narrative itself, which the music compliments. But with Funeral the songwriting itself really is made to stand out by the emotion behind it. With Funeral the urgency of the emotion really brings it to life in a way that is able to be more to whoever is listening to it than an album with a linear concept and presentation like Hospice is.
Of course either of these can work and depending on the execution either could be better than the other. But at least between these two, Funeral is able to breathe a lot more compared to the stiffer aspects of Hospice.

If you don't like this album, you're probably a nigger.

Think of all the indie music that came out before Funeral, then think of the indie music that came out after.
There's a reason it's kinda like Hospice.

I remember it coming out and thinking it was nothing special at the time, it's one of those things like The Killers' first couple of albums I just don't get I guess

Its not a conceptual album, but has a common kino feel for all songs. OP Is retarded

imagine being over the age of 18 and still listening to indie

All musics meant to evoke an emotion in the listener (aka all existing music) is "emotionally manipulative", you just have a bias regarding which artists do it or it flies over your head in some cases but either way it's an empty statement.

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N0! I only listen to Trans Europa Express

Too be fair there are times this is done organically and times where this done in a hamfisted way