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Made an album cover to put on my music app. Feel free to use it on your local files

I would not be shocked if they’ve already got a batch of demos ready. (I mean come on, Brad, Mike, Colin, and Em are all songwriters) and there could be songs like Unshatter/Let You Fade that were demos during the making of FZ but just needed more time in the oven. I think Up From the Bottom is probably our best look as to what is to come for the band. Recorded and put together after the first leg of the tour, it’s kinda the first song (to me) that the band was fully together/comfortable to put together, whereas FZ was mostly worked on as the band wasn’t fully formed yet (ie Brad not being on board until late in the sessions.) I hope we hear more songs that are more in tune with Emily’s writing DNA, along with Brad’s since he’s involved from the start this time.

Is it too early to start the hype train? Choo Choo!

100%. OML Live was a great ‘tribute’ release but I think a FZ Live release will be a great way to showcase Emily’s vocals (especially in the more recent shows) on their hits.

I bet we’ll get an OML Live type release, with multiple shows pulled into one. Hopefully this time they put the whole setlist into the release. I’d love to listen to a ‘25 version of all the hits.

Alright! Let’s do this! Hoping for Stained!

With the excitement of the first leg of the tour underway, Billboard has posted a new interview with Emily, Mike, and Phoenix! In the interview the band talks about the tour, Up From the Bottom, and the upcoming deluxe of From Zero (including some details about Let You Fade!) Hit the link below to check it out

They gotta get Neal Avron to work on the whole album next time around. He really helps these songs shine

Damn! They really want my money today!

I think they gotta add this to the setlist. A full band version of this would go crazy and the song is short enough it wouldn’t add TOO much time haha

Great post! These are so fun to read! Have fun at the show

Cool detail: Joe is using some of The Radiance samples on Overflow

You get me. OML is such an important album to me & it blows my mind that there’s still so much unnecessary discourse over it. FZ is also great! I think it’s possible to like both & acknowledge that there are flaws in each.

Listening right now, really cool how Overflow’s intro is pretty much all vocal textures. really appreciate all the vocal work put in on the record.

I still think Heavy is a good song. Simple writing and basic structure yes, but I think it works. I liked the idea that it started off a little softer and continued to grow sonically, though I wish that the live instruments were a little more prevalent. I think had the OML era not ended in tragedy, a few of those songs would’ve been mainstays on the setlist. Hopefully in ‘25, Talking to Myself & Heavy (Mike on verse one, Emily on v2?) make their way onto the setlist again.