Deftones - private music (Album Thread)

[BallZDeeP]

I can honestly say im really really interested in what this album will offer

We are in this together

[Far away]

I can honestly say im really really interested in what this album will offer

Good to see you around again, V!

[tongues_of_flame]

I can honestly say im really really interested in what this album will offer

agreed  

[GR1X7S]

I can honestly say im really really interested in what this album will offer

We are in this together

Did you get a link to that German review?

[cruel_bloom]

Visions.de review:


The Deftones have taken their time, reflected and in the case of frontman Chino Moreno and guitarist Stephen Carpenter put their own health in the foreground. The resulting new energy acts like a superpower on the band, their concerts and especially their tenth album

"Private Music" is not a phoenix that rises from the ashes, the previous nine albums of the alternative band from Sacramento are too good for that. New is that "Private Music" shows four friends who are for the first time 100 percent aware of their strength, their uniqueness and their emotional connection. Also new is that tour bassist Fred Sablan makes his studio debut.

"My Mind Is A Mountain" is a worthy opener for this tenth album: as if it had suddenly torn away the air lock of a spaceship, Stephen Carpenter's rich guitar chords and Abe Cunningham's characteristic drumming suck you directly into the Deftones universe. While you are still trulling around your own axis, a Chino Moreno captures with pleading singing. Without a breath, this first listening impression merges into "Locked Club": Here Moreno sounds alternately spiteful and sublime, but above all vocally powerful and full of newly gained self-confidence.
The following "Ecdysis", which translates as "to skin", initially leaves the stage with a symbiosis of Frank Delgado's electronic keyboard and Sablan's driving bass sounds. The song title in connection with the snake on the album cover spreads the mood of a new band era and also "Infinite Source" looks prophetic afterwards with its optimistic double of flickering guitars and harmony singing. Created as the first song of the album, the Deftones really seem to have tapped a completely new, previously undiscovered source of energy.

The centerpiece and longest song of the record is the following "Souvenir", which bundles variations and opposites in a crazy self-understanding: It begins minimalist, progressive and hypnotic, dreamy shoegaze is another facet that the band likes to use. Here, however, only until a whipping nu-metal guitar brings the dream locks to collapse, subsides again and melts under Moreno's singing, only to then rise up again in the chorus. A complete U-turn follows in the last third of the song: One instrumental sound layer pushes over the next, the tones of the chord rub and complement each other equally, new ones are raised from the grated particles. The effect is that of a meditative pause in the middle of this extraordinary album, which then quietly and secretly merges into the upcoming "cXc" with its massive earth landslide chorus in the best sense.

A dormant masterpiece is "I Think About You All The Time", written by Moreno in the early morning, after a round of swimming in the sea. The result is a simple, longing piece, whose special feature lies in details such as the sighing guitar slide before the start of the second verse or the deliberately late use of the drums. The fact that the album title simply goes back to Moreno's naming of the desktop folder with the song sketches could not be more suitable for this freshly skinned, more personal version of the Deftones.

[GR1X7S]

Visions.de review:


The Deftones have taken their time, reflected and in the case of frontman Chino Moreno and guitarist Stephen Carpenter put their own health in the foreground. The resulting new energy acts like a superpower on the band, their concerts and especially their tenth album

"Private Music" is not a phoenix that rises from the ashes, the previous nine albums of the alternative band from Sacramento are too good for that. New is that "Private Music" shows four friends who are for the first time 100 percent aware of their strength, their uniqueness and their emotional connection. Also new is that tour bassist Fred Sablan makes his studio debut.

"My Mind Is A Mountain" is a worthy opener for this tenth album: as if it had suddenly torn away the air lock of a spaceship, Stephen Carpenter's rich guitar chords and Abe Cunningham's characteristic drumming suck you directly into the Deftones universe. While you are still trulling around your own axis, a Chino Moreno captures with pleading singing. Without a breath, this first listening impression merges into "Locked Club": Here Moreno sounds alternately spiteful and sublime, but above all vocally powerful and full of newly gained self-confidence.
The following "Ecdysis", which translates as "to skin", initially leaves the stage with a symbiosis of Frank Delgado's electronic keyboard and Sablan's driving bass sounds. The song title in connection with the snake on the album cover spreads the mood of a new band era and also "Infinite Source" looks prophetic afterwards with its optimistic double of flickering guitars and harmony singing. Created as the first song of the album, the Deftones really seem to have tapped a completely new, previously undiscovered source of energy.

The centerpiece and longest song of the record is the following "Souvenir", which bundles variations and opposites in a crazy self-understanding: It begins minimalist, progressive and hypnotic, dreamy shoegaze is another facet that the band likes to use. Here, however, only until a whipping nu-metal guitar brings the dream locks to collapse, subsides again and melts under Moreno's singing, only to then rise up again in the chorus. A complete U-turn follows in the last third of the song: One instrumental sound layer pushes over the next, the tones of the chord rub and complement each other equally, new ones are raised from the grated particles. The effect is that of a meditative pause in the middle of this extraordinary album, which then quietly and secretly merges into the upcoming "cXc" with its massive earth landslide chorus in the best sense.

A dormant masterpiece is "I Think About You All The Time", written by Moreno in the early morning, after a round of swimming in the sea. The result is a simple, longing piece, whose special feature lies in details such as the sighing guitar slide before the start of the second verse or the deliberately late use of the drums. The fact that the album title simply goes back to Moreno's naming of the desktop folder with the song sketches could not be more suitable for this freshly skinned, more personal version of the Deftones.

This is good shit

[GR1X7S]

GODDAMN WE NEED TO HEAR THIS ALBUM!

[zeromindset]

Interesting that they basically only reviewed the first half or so of the record

[GR1X7S]

Interesting that they basically only reviewed the first half or so of the record

True

[tongues_of_flame]

Interesting that they basically only reviewed the first half or so of the record

i did notice in the first review sent here (humo) that they didn't really describe how some of the songs sounded (specifically 'cut hands') while having a lot to say about others...intriguing

[Baylock]

Since it's looking unlikely that it'll leak at this point, I know two really good (imo, at least) bands that are very obviously inspired by Deftones. It might help scratch the itch for the remaining days, you know? Check out Moodring and Vexes.

[WhitePwny]

I really dug the new Thornhill album, that one is very Deftones sounding without sounding too derivative to me (except Tongues maybe). Under the knife and Silver Swarm are my picks of that album.

Also has anyone heard back from the listening party thing? They said keep eyes out Monday but maybe here in Aus its more like Tuesday for American time.

[whiteponyxxx]

Whoah, these bands sounds like nu metal making come back in 2025. Like it!

What helps me to scratch the itch is Milk of the Madonna on constant repeat and lesser known Deftones:

• Gore (remastered version on YT)
• White Pony 20th anniversary remix album, few tunes on it have super high repeat value

[stu_101]

Long-time member here — been around since 2006, though I usually pop back in when a new album drops. Just wanted to say "hi" to all the fellow SL members and share how super stoked I am for this upcoming release. Can't wait to dive into the new music and see what everyone thinks!

[supercollider37]

Since it's looking unlikely that it'll leak at this point, I know two really good (imo, at least) bands that are very obviously inspired by Deftones. It might help scratch the itch for the remaining days, you know? Check out Moodring and Vexes.

The Vexes' 1st album Ancient Geometry is really amazing

[3004pd]

Since it's looking unlikely that it'll leak at this point, I know two really good (imo, at least) bands that are very obviously inspired by Deftones. It might help scratch the itch for the remaining days, you know? Check out Moodring and Vexes.

The Vexes' 1st album Ancient Geometry is really amazing

Emotional Xan got pretty good flow recently as well especially newer stuff .
https://music.apple.com/nz/artist/emotional-xan/1311233463

[3004pd]

....and Split Chain vibes well atm as everyone is waiting for leak ...

https://music.apple.com/nz/artist/split-chain/1676624154

[Penicks]

anyone else with shitty zoomer bands they wanna recommend? can only do it on page 213 of this thread though

[3004pd]

Chillllll Harry.. we gone pass 213 and a half now 😉 that's only for kill the time purposes

[Jamessunderland]

Drove by my local vinyl store before work today, talked to one of the guys, no chance i can get a copy, the embargo on this one is heavy, they told me they would be in huge trouble if anything leaked because of them, theres only 4 employees there aswell, and none of them are huge deftones fans, so no shot for me anymore