The new track is amazing. Terry mothafuckin' Date is back on the team, thank god. Chino's vocals float PERFECTLY in the mix. That was the biggest problem I had with Gore, his voice just seemed on top of everything rather than being like another instrument in the mix. I'm getting some Smashing Pumpkins vibes as well. Did anyone see Chino perform with them? That was awesome.
It's kinda weird though how the first single is the album closer... not complaining however.
this guy is 100% right, this was my biggest issue too. vocals sound GREAT on the new song, sounds like something from the Terry Date era albums, vocally. when KNY came out, i thought it was a good album as far as songs (same with DE) but the vocals were so prominent on all the other albums that weren't produced by Terry Date (save for SNW, but that was a clusterfuck of producers apparently)
But, yes, vocals sound great, super well mixed in. He has that older croon that was his trademark, imo. I remember an interview, abe saying that they got back some of the hallmark things of their sound that they had with Terry, I think this is some of what he was talking about.
Also shout out to the drum mix, so crisp. this is like digital bath levels of crisp.