Must Be Nice Dark Thoughts SKU: DRUNKENSAILOR119 Barcode: 5056321624963 16.00 £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Drunken Sailor Released Date: 31st January 2020 Buying Format: 1LP Out of stock Back Order Add to your Wishlist Description Product Info “You only get worse,” goes the first line on Dark Thoughts’ third album, but while they might be correct about your personal decline, this West Philly trio are quite evidently better than ever. Hot on the heels of 2018’s At Work LP – 18 months later, to be precise – this new collection sees the band at their wilfully-dumb-but-smarter-than-u best, knocking out Ramonescore nuggets of the purest gold as if their lives depended on it. Whether imploring you to ‘listen to the radio’ or simply ‘please don’t leave me alone’, Jim Shomo’s voice remains the perfect balance of snot-drenched sneer and wounded croon, while the band lock into their fast’n’furious groove to frame his lovelorn melodies with the correct amount of muscle, and maybe they’ll even pour a few beers directly into their amps while they’re at it. Sure, they retain the sound that powered those first two albums, but they know what they’re doing – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it; if you’re broke, write a 90-second punk banger about it with an irresistible melody and play it as loud as possible. As if to prove that fact, synth-splashed closer Must Be Nice shows they might even have written their best cut yet. Getting back to that first song, Hesitate, Shomo goes on to say: “I’ve seen the future / It looks so much brighter than it used to.” On the basis of Be Nice, it’s difficult to argue with that assessment: this is the perfect synthesis of pop and punk and a welcome reminder that your 70s heroes just wanted to recreate the unforgettable 45s they heard on the radio as kids. The 12 songs here may be destined for your turntable rather than the wireless, but you’ll treasure ‘em every bit as much. Another classic from a band that just doesn’t know how to stop writing ‘em – Dark Thoughts forever. Will Fitzpatrick. Artist Dark Thoughts Genre Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label Drunken Sailor Buying Options 1LP Format 1LP Condition New Country UK Track Listings Hesitate 01:18 Skin Like Paper 01:46 Do You Dream 01:18 Terrible Things 01:37 Scan The Radio 01:25 You Gotta Find 01:23 Silhouettes 01:28 Please Don't Leave 01:37 Can't remember 02:05 Where Did You Come From 01:10 Imaginary Lines 01:13 Must Be Nice 02:40 Share this On Facebook On Twitter Via Email More from Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo View Product Quick View Dale Crover The Fickle Finger Of Fate – Cargo Collective Store Only Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Joyful Noise Recordings | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 4th August 2017 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dale Crover The Fickle Finger Of Fate – Cargo Collective Store Only £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Joyful Noise Recordings SKU: JNR235LPC1 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 4th August 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Pere Ubu Nuke the Whales 2006-2014 Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Fire Records | 4LP, Box Set Released 1st April 2022 £72.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Pere Ubu Nuke the Whales 2006-2014 £72.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Fire Records SKU: FIRELP639 Formats: 4LP, Box Set Released Date: 1st April 2022 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Courtneys, The The Courtneys II Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Flying Nun Records | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 14th February 2017 £20.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Courtneys, The The Courtneys II £20.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Flying Nun Records SKU: FN570LP Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 14th February 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Cultdreams Things That Hurt Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Big Scary Monsters | 1LP, Includes Download Code Released 16th August 2019 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Cultdreams Things That Hurt £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Big Scary Monsters SKU: BSM257V Formats: 1LP, Includes Download Code Released Date: 16th August 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Ramones, The Road To Ruin – Remastered Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Rhino | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 1st February 2019 £15.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Ramones, The Road To Ruin – Remastered £15.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Rhino SKU: 0603497855483 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 1st February 2019 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Poolside Blame It All On Love Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Counter Records | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 20th October 2023 £22.00 Select options Poolside Blame It All On Love £22.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Counter Records Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 20th October 2023 Read More Select options View Product Quick View Don Caballero Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1) Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Touch & Go | 1LP Released 20th October 2017 £19.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Don Caballero Singles Breaking Up (Vol. 1) £19.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Touch & Go SKU: TG184LP Formats: 1LP Released Date: 20th October 2017 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Mogwai Mr. Beast Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | PIAS | 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 3rd November 2023 £30.00 Add to basket Reserve View Reservations Mogwai Mr. Beast £30.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: PIAS SKU: PIASX062DLPX Formats: 2LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 3rd November 2023 Reserve View Reservations Read More Add to basket View Product Quick View Tyrannamen Tyrannamen Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Static Shock | 1LP Released 7th October 2016 £16.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Tyrannamen Tyrannamen £16.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Static Shock SKU: SSR046 Formats: 1LP Released Date: 7th October 2016 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders View Product Quick View Dropkick Murphys The Meanest Of Times Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo | Spirit SMA | 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released 30th June 2023 £23.00 Back Order View Pre/Back Orders Dropkick Murphys The Meanest Of Times £23.00 Genre: Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Label: Spirit SMA SKU: 0860009616806 Formats: 1LP, Coloured Vinyl Released Date: 30th June 2023 Read More Back Order View Pre/Back Orders See more in Alternative Rock / Punk Rock / Emo Start again
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