0:00 --- Ring 8 - Poverty 4:35 --- Ring 7 - Industry 9:05 --- Ring 6 - LoTown 15:13 --- Ring 5 - Middle Class 23:55 --- Ring 4 - Patrol 29:59 --- Ring 3 - Luxury (bonus: 33:42 for Pt.2) 39:40 --- Ring 2 - Nature 44:03 --- Ring 1 - Tower

Man I'll never understand why this band is not more popular.

@DiluviumEyesofThunder

Жыл бұрын

Ring 5 Middle Class

@seantousseau65

Жыл бұрын

I don't get it either

@DiluviumEyesofThunder

Жыл бұрын

@@seantousseau65 the people who have the resources to understand their message are more than likely happily entrenched in the system, and thus are not interested in listening.

@FutaYuuta

10 ай бұрын

Probably because most people don't like rock operas

@Arrow2theACL

9 ай бұрын

@@DiluviumEyesofThunder They got you buying your chains.

Please everyone, go out and buy this album! These guys deserve the money and the support on first week album sales for charting reasons!

@nottoday9182

Жыл бұрын

After giving it a listen; I'll take 2 please

@hum-dinger2453

Жыл бұрын

after listening once i want my 50 mins back. This album is heavy on the meh

@crewd00d

Жыл бұрын

@@hum-dinger2453 you're entitled to your wrong opinion.

@hum-dinger2453

Жыл бұрын

@@crewd00d listen ma'am, i am a huge TDH fan but this honestly isnt even close to their best work.

@1--2--

Жыл бұрын

@@hum-dinger2453 first time dear hunter listener here, what album do you recommend? thanks

This may well be my favorite album, ever. I keep listening to the entire thing over and over.

@edgarvazquez9580

Жыл бұрын

I CAN'T STOP. I hated the album at first, now I can't get enough of it. I wish it was longer!

@ajames

Жыл бұрын

Same

@jasonjenkins6373

Жыл бұрын

give this one a whirl if you havent heard it watch?v=XX5X19aHZ2M

They got you buying your chains..

@Philosopat

Жыл бұрын

LOVE it! Even though I might have different beliefs in many ways to this band, I still absolutely understand their position. This whole album is an insane experience that somebody described well by saying it is a cynical dystopian society.

This is an absolutely legendary masterpiece of an album

A modern prog masterpiece I just happened to stumble across! Original, ambitious and brilliantly performed. Ring 3 - Luxury is particularly impressive, going from distorted crunch to pseudo-psychedelic then finally to a B52's style finish!

@b-r-a-i-n-r-o-t

Жыл бұрын

if you haven't stumbled across the rest of the dear hunter yet, they did a series of concept albums called acts 1-5 that is absolutely worth digging into if you're enjoying what you hear here. they also did a sequence of smaller albums called the "color spectrum", red, blue, yellow, etc. and it demonstrates a ton of diversity of sound. ring 3 was speaking to me like crazy too! just mind blowing!

@GREYFLWRMUSIC

Жыл бұрын

I love the Dear Hunter because they are so much more than "just" a prog rock band. There is Indie, Electronic Elements, Metal, Experimental Rock and Classical (Rock and Orchestral) all throughout their catalog.

The Tower is now one of my favorite TDH songs. That BIG groovy section in the middle is delivers so well it’s menacing.

@JohnSmith-wi3nb

Жыл бұрын

Can't agree more, the slowing down is so sick!

@SaltpeterTaffy

Жыл бұрын

Tower has become my favorite track on the album by a wide margin. The massive groove drops in the chorus, the most sinister chord progression ever in the "But oh what a nightmare..." part, the audible glee and simplicity of XCV's psyche in Casey's singing. It's up there for me with The Moon/Awake, Mandala, and Lost But Not All Gone.

@omegamymega

Жыл бұрын

Just wait till you hear it live!

@SaltpeterTaffy

Жыл бұрын

@@omegamymega I did three days ago! :D It was magnificent. So was the 3 minute jam Casey was on at the end of Middle Class, and the spot lights lighting up the disco ball for King of Swords (Reversed). TDH's sound guy is a miracle worker. I heard _everything_ .

Beyond impressed by this album. Some sections may need a few more listens to fully appreciate them but overall my jaw dropped at least once each track. So different yet everything I expect and some from The Dear Hunter. I swear they get even better each album.

"Legend has it that the artists present for its recording did not know of this thing we call 'genre'"

Tower’s my number one most played song of the year on Spotify, let’s gooo

This album kind of sounds like it’s laying the foundation for something even bigger, which makes me even more excited for future releases

@seantousseau65

Жыл бұрын

Good stuff coming!

14:04 WHEN I TELL YOU I FUCKING ACENDED- OH MY GOD I LOVE THIS PART SO MUCH

@GozaProductions

Жыл бұрын

Chills throughout...

@Northernsolstice

Жыл бұрын

I was travelling for work and had a horrible week. A family member passed away while I was gone and I was entirely too stressed out. Trying to fly home, my flight was delayed over and over again and the frustration was overwhelming. Finally, we got on the plane at 2 AM and I was listening to this song right as we took off. I saw the whole of New York City below me, fading into a smaller and smaller glow. Suddenly I had a moment of clarity that life isn't worth stressing and being upset and wishing for something else. It's about being appreciative for everything that we have and the privilege of living a conscious existence. There were a lot of tears for me on that airplane and I get choked up now whenever I hear this song. I don't think I would have had that moment if it weren't for this band that has been with me for so long.

I never thought you'd beat the ACTs but this album is pretty much on par and now tied as my favorite album next to Act 2. FUck this is so damn good. Y'all are such a beauty to this world. Thank you for everything you have given us. Been my favorite band since I first heard Act 3 back in 2009.

TDH has been my favorite band for a while now. It is incredible how they keep exceeding my expectations.

@adamkoyn792

Жыл бұрын

They've been my favorite for forever it feels like... I've been along for the ride since the 2000s and its amazing to see them continue to evolve, always doing something new. From Act 1 to the epic Color Spectrum, they've defied genre for sure. They've always been willing to flirt with different genres, and their experimental stuff almost ALWAYS works. Casey is such a brilliant songwriter and composer

This band always gets better, release after release, it's impressive. Absolutely love this album

@eridanampora3024

Жыл бұрын

Exactly!

@ThePuppetTheFriendlyDude

Жыл бұрын

@@eridanampora3024 damn, another homestuck fan that likes The Dear Hunter? We're like a fraction of a fraction of the population

@adamkoyn792

Жыл бұрын

They've always been evolving, from Act 1 -- I saw them live for the Act II tour and I was blown away -- all the way through to the epic Color Spectrum. And now there's this. Casey is a genius musician and composer, and so versatile that its insane... these guys can play any kind of music... and they've totallly defied genre... TDH is pretty much a genre on its own

@oz_gauze

Жыл бұрын

@@ThePuppetTheFriendlyDude I actually met the two people who introduced me to TDH while they were in a DirkJake cosplay, and I was in a Dave cosplay! 😅

@SL112CK

5 ай бұрын

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Took a few listens, but this might now be my favourite TDH Album. Tower is absolutely unreal

@DEadmanDEmentia

2 ай бұрын

amazing ending right there. a gLorious cLose to this masterpiece of an aLbum.

POWER!!!!!

This is way too flippin good. How in the hell could they top this? I'm sure we'll find out! Can't wait for part 2, "Sunya" spring 2023!

I hadn't put on music at work for weeks but decided today was the day to grace the whole warehouse with TDH. I FREAKED out when I saw there was a new album, like how did I miss that?? Oh because it came out TODAYYY

@Triciatly

Жыл бұрын

Nice!

Their work is something fantastic. No one writes such good songs.

I would love to see this album in a play format. Two Characters, a man and a Woman being show the rings of society, coming across representatives of that class, finally meeting the king and asking him to break the separation of the people.

my only criticism of this entire video is that the different rings don't light up with the associated song aside from that 10000% perfection

@RomasKalash

Жыл бұрын

They don't?

@TurntReynolds

Жыл бұрын

@@RomasKalash sadly no, the only ring that stays lit the entire video is the outer ring. even when it gets to ring 1

@RomasKalash

Жыл бұрын

@@TurntReynolds oh, THAT ring in the triangle!

@Loseirdo

Жыл бұрын

I had the exact same thought.

@oz_gauze

Жыл бұрын

Same, was definitely expecting it to flicker to the next one when Industry came on.

Casey and company have already composed an incredible discography so far: Acts I-V, Migrant, a great EP called Branches, and then there's the absolutely EPIC Color Spectrum and the little indie masterpiece All is as All Should Be EP. How they've managed to release this experimental but exceptional piece of work after all the prog rock-creativity they've already pumped out, its beyond me. I really think Casey is a genius musician and composer, and TDH really deserves some real attention for once. They're defying genre for sure

Holy double stuffed oreos, this album is making love to me right now! Rings 1 through 4 are definitely my highlights. While the others are amazing as expected from TDH, these tracks just really have that unique funk I'm always excited for with new songs from them. Perhaps I need to stop repeating the last half of the album though, perhaps that's why I have such bias lol. But YOOO, can we talk about that amazing, strong, totally unexpected (at least for me!) intro in Luxury!?!? Slam poetry, hip-hop funk, idk cuz I'm not qualified enough to label it, but hot damn I would pay a car loan's worth of money for an entire album with this sound! Anyway, I gotta go back to the skating rink, lanes 1 through 4. I love you TDH, thanks for more astounding ear porn!

I like how this album represents so many different perspectives in our culture. Each song represents a different groups thoughts about themselves as well as what others may think about them and how these differ greatly sometimes. A very unique idea lyrically and thematically.

What we need is *POWEERRRRR*

Listening to this band makes me kinder

Best album ever. TDH will always be my favourite band

I've been a fan since Casey was in "the receiving end..." Amazing writer and musicians. Keep it up guys!

This album is so so so awesome, and even more awesome live! Saw them perform in Baltimore, MD last weekend, and WOW what a treat. Worth driving 6 hours round trip, absolutely. They played whole album, plus some more songs from other albums/Acts! They were so incredible and I can’t wait for the new album next year. Hope to see them in Richmond VA for their next tour 😭💜

My first listen: Track 1 - Nice, similar enough in sound to Industry for some cohesion, and overall awesome intro song setting a vibe. Track 2 - This song is actually somehow better after the intro song (and leads into the next well.) Track 3 - Hmmmm . . . good, but we might be falling into some habits and patterns here. Track 4 - Beginning - still in that semi-predictability concern. Tempo shifts - ooooooooooo nvm hell yes! Track 5 - Cool but confused by the vibe until POWER! Got it, carefree and naive untoucheableness highlighted by a subtle melancholy in that the power you impose is ultimately opposed upon you. Track 6 - Whoa, definitely more what I was expecting from Patrol, making that level seem even more naïve which helps it’s vibe to make even more sense. Until of course another surprising and welcome energetic shift. Wow just awesome song-writing - so free and unique, but supported by decades of honing their craft creating great cohesion amongst all these different musical (and conceptual) ideas. This is a true album where every song informs the ones surrounding it. Track 7 - Little to say other than probably my favorite song upon first listen. The only one so far I felt necessary to look up the lyrics. Just amazing! At a loss for words Track 8 - Such a beautiful blend of this like child-like innocence and fun underscored by a menacing existentialism. Whole song is amazing - end is super badass. Ummmm, this far exceeded my expectations. Especially after just listening to the new Coheed album yesterday and being 100% disappointed in their brazenly formulaic approach - basically flanderizing the sincerity of sounds and musical concepts that them great in the first place. TDH’s Acts 4 & 5 in some ways did the same thing, but very intentionally calling back to older songs. In that context it wasn’t awful. It was like nostalgic and really cool and creatively done upon first listens, but it did kind of run it’s course and become something of a gimick upon many listens. This album is just something else entirely. Other than the fact that his voice and vocal tendencies are what they are as an individual, all the song-writing on this is not only unlike anything TDH has done before, but really unlike anything I’ve ever heard before. Funk, theatre, pop, rock, jazz, new-age, electronic all somehow blended together to make something that actually really works. So grateful for this band and their fan-base that keeps ém goin! 💚🙏.

@tigtheastronaut

Жыл бұрын

You're saying the new coheed album is brazenly formulaic? Come on dude its super experimental and some of their best work! An antimai/vaxis 2 tour would be incredible!

@alinevenorion4718

Жыл бұрын

@@tigtheastronaut ah yes, chorus/chorus/claudio talking over ambient noise/chorus on 60% of the album is SUPER experimental. Vaxis 2 is dog water lmao

@OhOkayThenLazySusan

Жыл бұрын

@@tigtheastronaut what exactly about Vaxis 2 is experimental?

@789blablajaja7

Жыл бұрын

I agree, after listening to act 4 and 5 around 4 thousand times, Id say they are a little repetetive. /s

@okosan

Жыл бұрын

@@tigtheastronaut Coheed has gotten into a super boring lull in their song writing. You're going to say Vaxis 2 is more creative than GA1 or 2? Nah, fam.

Finally got a chance to sit down and listen to the whole thing distraction free. Wow, I’m in love with this album, so many great moments throughout. I’m so excited to see them play it live next month. If there’s one, just ONE thing I had to nitpick, it’s that abrupt ending. I’m sure there’s a reason behind it, idk if it’s like a nod to The Beatles or something, but everything else is goddamn perfection.

@AlmightyKegger

Жыл бұрын

Maybe it's meant to be played on repeat? (Cyclical, rings, existence in Antimai?)

@LesPaulManiac

Жыл бұрын

@@AlmightyKegger - the *only* issue with that is that the actual music doesn't wrap around quite correctly. It's just a straight cut at the end of Tower into nothingness. But maybe it's meant as sort of a call back to Poverty that we got turned away at the end? Just a little conjecture on my end.

I just want to say thank you to everyone involved in the creation of this beautiful work of art! I just lost my family dog, my best friend of 17 years, and Antimai has been like a warm dystopian hug for me these past days. I've been listening to your music for almost as long. With every album I've been impressed, thinking that I was seeing the pinnacle of what you could create. But here I am in awe of this new world you're creating. I cannot stop listening to this, and I can't wait to see it live! Also, side note: As a non-binary person, the term "bio-pariah" is one of my favorite things, and Ring 7 in general speaks to me on so many levels.

Absolutely legendary! I love the chord progressions. My god the lyrics too! 💕❤️ Antimai reminds me of Rapture and Bioshock I can’t get that out of my head.

Maybe the album of the year.

My favorite TDH "stand alone" album. One of the best of 2022.

This is the first TDH album I checked out and it’s SO GOOD.

@LegendaryBattalion

Жыл бұрын

You've got a lot of great albums to listen to then.

Literally all of the songs are bangers especially the tower. The vocals, instruments, storytelling, all of it is just sooo good. Favorite line is "oh what a nightmare, I could provide ya." So evil but sang so beautifully

@DEadmanDEmentia

2 ай бұрын

Last Lines of the song // aLbum is the pinnacLe impo

How is every single song on the album an absolute banger??

One of the best albums I’ve listened to in the last couple years. Y’all knocked it out of the park AGAIN! Another classic to an already legendary discography 😭

Kudos to the designer of the album art and the motion design of this video. Really great stuff.

I'm only about halfway through the album, but I'm blown away by what I've heard so far! I found this album through hearing one of the songs on a mediashare livestream, and I think I'm gonna have to check out more of The Dear Hunter

man i missed the stream by MINUTES!! been listening to this album all day at work, love it!

I love this album. It is my pump up album for when I do housework (working mothers of the world unite). Power is a satirical masterpiece.

I had not gotten around to listening to this album before seeing them live in Buffalo last week, so I got to hear this for the first time live! Absolutely amazing!

BETWEEN THE BLESSED AND CURSED OF ANTIMAI

How the fuck did I not notice until just now that Tower reprises the ending of “The Indigo Child”?? Oh, cuz it’s been a minute since I listened to that song. But it’s perfect. “You’ll never get in the tower, Unless you’re coming from tower”

Now I have to go back and listen to my whole Dear Hunter library to re-rank my favorites! This album is so freaking good! Can't wait until my vinyl arrives!!!!!

I'm too busy listening to Industry on repeat to listen to the entire album 😐

I've bought all the previous ones. The Dear Hunter is such a talented band and this new material amaze me. It's a duty to buy it on its release day.

Can we all agree that this album has some of the best bridges in the history of TDH. Especially the end section of LoTown, it gives me goosebumps every time of read the lyrics.

The first four songs are over 9000

Fantastic album! The wait was well worth it!

Wow, I love this!!! The last 3 tracks are my favorite on my first listen here, but I'm excited to see which other ones grow on me in the future!

Wow streaming the whole thing on the first day? Nuts

Absolutely incredible album, fellas!

Supremely Awesome!!!

Gracias !

I gotta point out that this is a great instrumental and vocal accomplishment, but the lyrics are fuckin great too!! Some of it is a little cryptic and left up to interpretation, but there's a strong cinematic presence in all of it, especially once you combine the words with Casey's melodies and compositions... I dunno, it's just very well written. Overall this album is masterful in all the right ways. This is the type of record that you cant wait to listen to again

Astounding. Not as dark as prior works, but love the energy. Pops Edit: Had to remark after 48:50, that segment was cold AF. That's some classic DH right there.

Immaculate!

this album is awesome!

Masterpiece

Yessss.

Such a great album. To me it sounds like they leaned more jazz musical with their twist. I dig it. Great and interesting ideas all throughout this

Amazing band

I'm really digging this ne era of TDH, but it seems like they're gonna have to team up with Thank You Scientist or add some members with all these different instruments taking such huge roles in the music.

Absolutely knocked it out of the park guys! Ive listened through it like six times by the time I wrote this comment haha

Patrol sounds like if Kindo and Huey Lewis had a baby. I'm getting "Heart of Rock & Roll" vibes from that particular track.

Hmm I need to give this a second listen I'm on the fence right now.

@geddoe316

Жыл бұрын

9 months later and i have to be totally honest. I just don't find myself coming back to this one.

oh luxury slaps. sorry for getting to this so late,

I am a sucker for bands that put out well conceived concept albums,

why does this album fuck so hard

I WAS HERE

@jlafleur35

Жыл бұрын

Me too man, me too.

You had me at intro

Hey this is really good

Idk man I've had this on a near-constant loop since it released. I feel like the stats should be higher.

Pretty new to this band- an interesting amalgam of melodic progressive rock with many other streams- nearly hip-hop flavors, steel drumming, pop...great vocals and arrangements, lots of variations in the tracks. I like this.

I'm still wondering why, right after 50:30, one of the song titles (Ring 6 - LoTown) disappears. Probably a meaningless accident, as I don't figure they'd hide any secrets in the video...? edit-- Here I was feeling like an overreacting fool, but it seems to resonate that it's meaningful :o And if so, that'd be grim for the entirety of Antimai, since Casey seems to have confirmed that LoTown is where the city's food is grown. There's already much talk of starvation, so I can't imagine what would happen if LoTown _was_ razed. (Source: Check the subreddit for the fan-compiled Lore Ledger, which links to all of Casey's input and lore divulging across various platforms.)

@beastaish

Жыл бұрын

That's super interesting. Do the people of LoTown decide to leave? Does Tower decide to crush them? So many possibilities.

@OhOkayThenLazySusan

Жыл бұрын

Interesting. I can't really come up with a logical reason for that to happen accidentally. I'm kind of perplexed by this whole visual presentation tbh lol. Perhaps it will make more sense in time with other releases. The entire song is from the perspective of the Tower until the very last verse which is clearly from someone speaking to Tower. Might have something to do with it?

@Hitomi12321

Жыл бұрын

The Tower did talk about their joy in leveling areas to the ground. Perhaps a rebellion was brewing in Lotown, or perhaps the Tower just felt like it because they had a bad day.

@TemporalShrew

Жыл бұрын

@@OhOkayThenLazySusan If I had to guess, I would bet you that the presentation here is meant to vaguely approximate in-universe technology of some kind. We saw some of that arc-lightning in the Prologue film, I believe, and the whole thing is giving off the same "really shitty future-tech" vibe that a lot of what we've seen from this universe has had. This is probably how the best monitor you can possibly acquire anywhere but Rings 1 and 3 looks like.

@OhOkayThenLazySusan

Жыл бұрын

@@TemporalShrew I agree that makes sense. When I said I couldn't come up with a logical reason for that to happen, I meant irl while editing the whole album and video together, meaning it had to be intention and relevant to the story 🙏. Back for 3rd listen now - whole album is great! 🙏

This is a brasstastic masterpiece.

Such a shame I can't get the CD anywhere here in Europe 🙁Can I buy it at the show in Cologne in June?

Every song basically sounds the same but I can't stop listening.

@Revealingstorm.

26 күн бұрын

What? That's a critique that is about as far away as true you could get for this album.

♥♥♥

Goated

Any idea when cd pre orders will ship???

9 rings of hell but it's funky as hell and someone stole one of the rings

I have person and animal in mind for every ring its crazy.

Good Album ,my fav is LoTown :)

That piece of heaven touched in LoTown (13:06)

POOOOOWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEER

ironfasa was here

👍👍👍

Someone has been listening to Beardfish's Mammoth.

#2022

This feels like prog bill wurtz at some points (this is a good thing)

I'm gonna need a few more listens than usual to warm up to this, I think. Liked it, but it didn't grab me as immediately as the Acts did. Unrelated, what's up with the way it just cuts off suddenly at the end?

@bencth

Жыл бұрын

It'll be to go straight into the next album I'd imagine.

@hyrulianwhovian5399

Жыл бұрын

@@bencth That makes sense.

@TheGuitarist7000

Жыл бұрын

That’s what happened to me, it didn’t really stick my first few listens, but it might be because the first few listens I was driving or at work. Once I really sat down with headphones and listened all the way through with no distractions, everything finally clicked for me. As far as the ending, the only reason why I don’t think it’ll flow into the next album is cuz the tracks on Antimai itself don’t even connect to each other like they do in the Acts. My guess is it’s a nod to The Beatles the way they end Side A of Abbey Road.

@benilak

Жыл бұрын

My take is, hey, that’s just how they decided to end that track. I think it sounds good. It might lead into another song on the next album, it might not. I kinda doubt it

@Philosopat

Жыл бұрын

@@TheGuitarist7000 it was stated by Casey himself that it will transition immediately into the next album, "Sunya." This will be about a holy city I presume is away from the crater that houses the 8 Rings and central Tower. That album is out Spring 2023, not far from now really if you think about it. There are thus far 3 parts already written (well part one is done at 260 pages, part 2 and 3 are outlined).

lotown disappears at the end

Why does ring 1 end like that, feels like a song should come after but it just abruptly ends

@nicolasmagon9166

Жыл бұрын

We’ll check out the opening track of Sunya…

@Liam-vb3xo

Жыл бұрын

@@nicolasmagon9166 still have no clue what that means.

@bmusic4213

8 ай бұрын

Ring 1 is going to transition into the first song on their next album, Sunya. They're going to connect to each other.

@Liam-vb3xo

8 ай бұрын

@bmusic4213 oh so thats what the other person was referring to. Any word on when this new album may drop?

@bmusic4213

8 ай бұрын

@@Liam-vb3xo Last I heard was sometime in 2024, but could be sooner or later, I don't know how reputable my source was.

Love their music a lot, but to get their Records here in Germany is nearly impossible. The ordering in the US is to expensive. I think the Band don't look to the european market, sadly.

@caseybluecrescenzo

Жыл бұрын

We’ve actually tried a number of times to find overseas distribution, but haven’t managed to gain any traction. We’re just a small band, and labels/distro companies aren’t too interested in what we’re doing… hence why we have resorted to releasing our records out of our friend’s house.

@ludovicartu4239

Жыл бұрын

@@caseybluecrescenzo Man that is a shame, seems unfair considering the amount of work and talent in your music. I don't think the number of physical copies sold is the most relevant in our age of digital media, you definitely have fans in Europe. I would love to see you in Paris !

@nooralamgir3703

Жыл бұрын

@@caseybluecrescenzo Hi Casey! I love your work.