So to the people being disappointed, I too ALMOST felt underwhelmed until I realized something important. This song has 5/6 songs dedicated to his late father. This album wasn’t only for us, but for him and Rory. This was his coping mechanism and tbh I loved the album more when I thought that. These are songs that his father would probably have loved, hence the less heavy.
this is the perspective a lot of folks need to go into this album with. This really was what Rory needed to do to help cope with his Father's passing and I find beauty in that. It also helps that despite the fact that these are songs that are not as heavy or guitar driven, that they are still fantastically written, performed, and mixed/mastered.
Man looking at critics review on the album just made me sad lol, most of them be like “iT nOt HeAvY” and rarely anyone acknowledges that this is supposed to be a softer, more emotional album about his late dad and newborn daughter while mostly maintaining the Sleeptalk production/style
Genuine emotional masterpiece, and I don’t use that word lightly. I got to talk to the guys at a meet and greet during their small US tour a little over a month ago, and the way Rory described the paradoxical roller coaster of emotions of his father’s death and daughter’s birth happening pretty much back to back, mixing together grief and joy in such a profound way, is translated so insanely well into this album (Parallel into Afterglow is just phenomenal). I don’t care at all that this album isn’t “heavy”; it’s exactly what it needed to be to convey these emotions. Beyond moving.
A lot of people were disappointed by the lack of heavy on this album but I think it fit the vibe of the piece perfectly. Loved the album, already listened to it like 3 times.
Is not really the lack of heaviness, its the fact that the synth/electro elements are so present, that it left out pretty much all the other instruments, I even wonder if the other guys had fun recording this aside from Rory.
@@nikoraasu6929 Northlane did not do the same thing. They're still metalcore, they blended genres with edm and grunge but the entire album hits like a truck because they use every genre and mash them together. They're still Northlane, at its core it is a metal album. This is Hurtwave, not Dayseeker, it's synth-pop. Rory has a solo project that sounds exactly like this, which makes this album a bit odd.
I swear they literally just looked at their last album and went "Nah, wasn't emotional enough. Let's turn up the emotions next one". Man.. it just hits. This is gonna be one for the times of depression for me honestly
Afterglow is everything I’ve ever wanted to hear from a parent that was never said to me. as much as this song makes me happy it breaks my heart. It’s the song that has made me the most emotional out of tens of thousands in my library. I wish everyone could be as loved and cherished as hazel she’s in great hands .
Anyone that thinks this album isn't heavy clearly wasn't looking for heaviness in the right places. This album hit me harder than anything else I've heard this year.
I was lucky enough to hear Afterglow early live at Blue Ridge acoustically when Dayseekers laptop overheated. I really cannot wait for the deluxe to see if they release a true acoustic version of the song because WOW. Solid album though it doesn’t make my top ten I don’t think but it’s still definitely solid.
@@the_gpatch6933 really cool to see this over a year later haha but I listened to it and I felt the same exact way I felt at the show. They did it perfectly!
Parallel, this song calmed me and it reminds me of the greater times I've had in a chapter of my life. thank you Dayseeker and thank you for this reaction 💙 "a different you that's doing well, a universe laid parallel"
I don't think it's shallow to have a taste and be disappointed when something you anticipated doesn't match your taste. It depends how you deal with that though. If you get angry with the band or vent your disappointment at them that's just immaturity and asshole mentality I just accept it's not the album I wanted, but the album the band needed, so it doesn't matter, all power to them, I hope their next record will be more up my alley and if it isn't that's okay, I got other bands to listen to and hope Dayseeker are successful with what they do
@@the_beemer id argue it is. if all you want is heavy music then i see that as no different than pop fans who only want happy easily digestible songs that dont challenge them
@@charizardmaster13 Maybe I don't use the word shallow correctly but to me if someone gives something a fair shot and it just isn't it that's not shallow. I want music to energize me, so any song thats trying to be chill has to be really good for me to like it. I don't think it's a failure to have a clear preference In my eyes itd be shallow if I listened to it and said "Nah no screaming, generic mainstream pop shit goodbye"
the emotions on this one is beyond compare & Rory wasn't joking when he talked about how the album will steal my AOTY spot because oh boy did it go straight to my number 1. i love how he poured all his heart & soul to write it and how personal it is both for him & me. i wanna meet him just to thank him for making my life better
I was not at all disappointed by this album. I was expecting it to be heavier musically, but emotionally it got to me. I was riding a train and I almost got off at the wrong stop because of Homesick. Listened to it all and Homesick is definitely my favorite, but so many great tracks. I thought it was such a beautiful album
The only issue I have with this album, and I think everyone else is noticing it too but perhaps can't put a finger on it, is that they've allowed their side projects "Hurtwave" and "Sightings" to bleed into Dayseeker proper. This could easily be a Hurtwave/Sightings album, and it would be incredible (not sure why they didn't just release the album as such). But as a Dayseeker album, well, it just isn't. In short, it's mislabeled & there's a disconnect... particularly given how they've always kept continuity with their albums, both in the sound and the narratives within the lyrics (e.g. Sleep in the Sea Pt. I > II, What It Means to be Defeated > The Nail in Our Coffin, The Home We Built > The World was Quiet, and much more).
This album is a masterpiece. The emotion in every word Rory sings, the lyrics are amazing, there were multiple points in this album that destroy the feels. Paper Heart brought so much emotion, Without Me is still just incredible in every single way and hits like its the first listen...and don't get me started on Parallel, made me cry on my first few listens. This is in contention for my AOTY, at bare minimum it's top 3
My dad passed this summer and so did the lead singers recently This album really spoke to me and it hurts Possibly the most heavy album out there in a manner of speaking
This album is about rorys dad dying and it hit extra hard for me because it came out the day my grandpa died, relatability for this album is huge for me 😭
I think people are missing the themes and the message of this album and that’s why they’re finding it disappointing. Artists don’t need to stick with just one thing; Sleeptalk is still my favorite Dayseeker album however Dark Sun is so hauntingly beautiful in a way Sleeptalk isn’t. Definitely my Album of the Year next to Bad Omens. Both bands killed it this year.
People just dont look into the overall theme or journey an album tries to provide. All they think about is sound. Are people really that simple to be entertained and satisfied with an album that just sounds the same to its previous successes? People just seem to be very hypocritical in that sense.
Wrong. Nothing to do with the themes. People understand it very well. They are not stupid and you are not as smart as you thinl. I like dark sun because i like synthwave and ambient music but half of the record are not rock songs. It sounds mote like hurtwave than dayseeker.
A damn good pop rock album that rivals Bad Omen's TDOPOM. What a year for this subgenre of Metalcore. Some songs do need to grow on me more but I can say for certain this is an AOTY contender. Well done Dayseeker!
Highly disagree, I think Bad Omens did a much better job blending genres than this album does. Bad Omens did a lot of weirdly experimental things and mixed it with metalcore, this album is a Hurtwave album and the 4 singles are the only thing on it that resemble anything even remotely close to Dayseeker. The album doesn't NEED to be metal, but comparing it to TDOPOM doesn't make sense considering that album was genre bending metal constantly, this is synth-pop from front to back. They are completely different genres and two different types of albums. It's good in a completely different way.
@@psrevoke8343 To make myself clear I’m talking about rivaling TDOPOM in terms of album of the year. Both albums have God tier production with relatable lyricism. I agree they are different but Dark Sun does have heavy Metalcore elements in songs like Neon Grave and Dreamstate. I think blending the Hurtwave side project with Dayseeker was on purpose because Rory has said in the past he wanted to take Dayseeker in a more pop direction. But it’s your opinion which I respect. You don’t have to like what I say but I think these two albums rival each other because they each provide something the other album doesn’t. I honestly wanted more pop from Dayseeker since their Metalcore stuff, while good, doesn’t really appeal to me as well as other bands. Again, it’s my opinion and our opinions on this album are bound to be subjective. It’s okay if you disagree. I ain’t getting butt hurt about it. Just wanted to share how I see things.
To the people that are angry or disappointed that his album was not "heavy" musically, understand that honestly this whole thing wasn't meant to make you happy or please y'all. This whole album was Rory pouring his heart and soul out through his music and his lyrics about his father's DEATH. This was HIS coping album. And if you can't at least SYMPATHIZE with that and understand that and just keep hating instead of saying "Maybe this just isn't my thing" and moving on, then I'm sorry but you need to leave
I think I was only disappointed at first cuz I still expected a couple more heavier songs from them but upon subsequent listens and knowing that wasn’t going to happen, this album rly is incredible especially knowing how much emotion and pain Rory put into it.
It’s weird that people were so upset that the album wasn’t heavy. Me personally, I can listen to 100 other bands that are much heavier. I come to dayseeker for the Melodies, vocal patterns, catchy choruses, etc. I do enjoy some of the heavier tracks too, but I think dayseeker sounds best with the catchier songs.
I hope I like this album more soon. Each single grabbed me immediately when they released, but none of the new songs did much for me on my first listen today. Hopefully that changes!
I'm not a huge fan of Dayseeker, even though I recognize Rory as a very talented vocalist. The screams remind me of Bad Omens a lot actually. Definitely a solid album, and a gem album for those who are into these guys)
Incredible! Rory has one of the best voices in music today imo and this new style absolutely amplifies his best qualities I love this direction and his writing is so much more personal and masterful. Easily top 3 albums of the year
nah I completely passed by this release, didn't catch it at all except a couple of moments. Maybe need to relisten, but I found tracks quite similar, no heaviness this time btw I am a bit more into Sleeptalk - Drunk, Burial Plot are really good
It doesn't really need to be heavy, it just needs to be diverse enough to catch your attention and keep you pulled in. For me, this didn't do it at all. Everything sounded almost identical and the only songs I have saved to my playlist are the singles and Dark Sun. Some people are saying this is their AOTY, for me it's the sleepiest album of the year lmao. I've never heard so many songs back to back with choruses and verses that I can't identify due to a monotonous melody and no instruments.
I don't really like this album if I'm honest. I like Hurtwave but this album literally feels and sounds like a Hurtwave album outside of the singles. I was expecting a bit more edge considering the singles all had a lot more instrumental work, the rest of the album is synth-pop. It just wasn't aimed at me, I can see the work that went into it though.
To be fair if you are a fan of the band, Rory made it very clear this was not for people who want more of the sleeptalk sound or any heavy, and to be fair the dudes gone through alot the past year, the sounds gonna be different. It'll probably switch up again for the next album.
But my comment was pointless as based on your other comments, you're just a hater. I would check if you're tone deaf if you think the songs sound too similar or "samey". It's fair to not like it though, just make sure your criticism are valid if you're going outside of it just being your opinion.
@@MyEpicAnime ??? I'm not a hater I love Dayseeker AND Hurtwave for different reasons. I don't like this album, that's not illegal. Nothing I said makes me a hater, it's called an opinion. Being a fan doesn't mean you have to like everything they release lmao wtf dude. I think the album blends together too much, that's an opinion.
@@psrevoke8343 My guy you literally didn't read my comment. Also having an opinion doesn't equate to your replies to other peoples comments " I don't understand why people like this, it all sounds the same". either you're a hater, or need to learn what an opinion is. Objectively they don't sound the same unless you're tone deaf, that's not an opinion that's a fact, whether you like it or not is an opinion.
@@MyEpicAnime bruh lmao "I don't understand" means ME, I, do not understand. I'm not the world's only album critic, you're making it out to be like my opinion is the only one that matters and that isn't the truth. I never once said that. So you can stop acting like that lmao
I'm not upset that it isn't heavy, I'm upset because of the lack of diversity and the blending together of songs. The album would be a below average Hurtwave album in my opinion too, because that's what this should have been. It's incredibly boring to listen to for a lot of people. Crying While You're Dancing is incredible, and it isn't heavy in the slightest. It has instruments, it has peak points in the song, it has low points that contrast it, it has a chorus that blasts out of the calm melody beforehand, it has a solo, it is constantly progressing. In my opinion, the non singles do none of that and instead opt for a lull of sorts, a very calm and sleepy vibe and they all sound identical. If they took the Bad Omens route and went all in on blending metalcore with this synth-pop sound, we would have gotten something really unique. This is just Hurtwave. That's my problem. The lyricism is great but it can't carry an entire album alone.
@@psrevoke8343 word I can respect that. I’m just choosing to believe this is a 1-off sound for the album due to the tragedy, and it’ll be back to more of a blended sound in projects down the road
@@brent_004 yeah we'll see, I think Rory was talking about blending the two projects (Hurtwave & Dayseeker) because he wanted to go for a more pop oriented approach, so it may not come back unless they all decide against it after this release. Regardless, all it really needs is a bit more energy and I'm on board. I don't need breakdowns or screaming, I just want more of what they did with the singles. Either way I do respect the work they put into this album and I see why people like it, it's just not entirely aimed at their metalcore audience.
Everything you said was exactly what I told myself when I listen to the album yesterday. From the Weeknd vibes to the better tracks to the not so better tracks
Tbh I don't really mind people thinking this album is not as good as they would expect because there is no real heavy stuff, because Dayseeker just did what they do the best: emotional and beautiful songs. ♥ I can understand the disappointment, especially when you look at some of their previous songs, but Rory's voice is so good and fit so well to this kind of songs + the ambient that I think it's no big deal, and we got nice groovy songs as Without Me, Neon Grave or Dreamstate!
@@CFLaughs I guess so. Kind of misleading. People thought the whole record would be like the singles. And only half of the record is rock. The rest is a synthwave record. I still like it but i totally understand when some are annoyed
@@Revan-eb1wb I honestly am one of those who feel slightly disappointed because of how misleading the heavy singles were. I do appreciate what they wanted to do with this record and that they obviously didn't wanna do a copy and paste of the Sleeptalk sound which is admirable but I can't help but enjoy listening to Sleeptalk a little more. That album is fucking powerful.
I have to say on my first listen through I was a bit disappointed, I think the singles were pretty misleading as to the sound of the rest of the album and I hate when bands do that cuz it seems like they're trying to soften the blow of their change in sound. But nonetheless, I've been coming back to different tracks on the album all day and I can say it's already growing on me. I don't think it's on the same caliber as Sleeptalk or especially the title track of Sleeptalk but it overall is a very interesting album and I like a lot of the songs.
Great American Ghost just dropped a music video for a song off their new EP, you said you wanted to check them out after you heard their feature on that Katahdin song, and now is as good a time as any
After 1st listen i felt the second half of the album was lacking the dynamic(much of the choruses were low and calm, no explosive moments) but after one more listen i was sold, Paper Heart made me tear up a bit i dont even know why exactly, it s a very emotionally heavy album and you need that sometimes
Not asking for tons of heavy. Literally just wanted at least one heavy non-single. Why release singles like that if there won’t be any of it on the record? Even Pressure by Wage War delivered more on it’s promise than Dark Sun (Dark Sun is better than Pressure in terms of writing don’t misunderstand me tho, I just mean in terms of delivering what the singles set up)
I love a guy who can recognize a beautiful voice and not feel like he's a homo or something, like I love that with all u guys loving on them. A lot of Stoopid men would be like 'he sounds like a chick, he's gay" bla bla bla gross. Dude....u da Man too!
It’s not good as Sleeptalk. Some ideas are good, for example Dark Sun is a very good song, also the singles are good. The atmosphere anyway is really unique, they know how to do their job well. The main problem for me is the lack of “peak moments”, the songs together create a “too uniform pattern”
Yeah my biggest thing listening through this was that I seriously did not know when one track ended and the other one started sometimes. Almost everything sounds so similar and it's kind of boring to listen to.
I think it's a little too soft considering what they've released in the past. They didn't even need screaming. I couldn't care less about that. But some more distorted guitars would've been better IMO.
People don’t know this. But the electric voice part in Homesick is a recording of his daughter laughing. This song is to her
thats so beautiful. this album is a genuine masterpiece imo
The way parallel about his father dying went into the closer about his daughter hit me too hard
My favorite part of the whole album is how Parallel flows perfectly into Afterglow
Parellel was the best song in the album !!
Cried listening to this album. I'm glad this wasn't heavier, absolutely beautiful
I'd argue it's the heaviest album they've done. Not instrumentally, but lyrically.
So to the people being disappointed, I too ALMOST felt underwhelmed until I realized something important. This song has 5/6 songs dedicated to his late father. This album wasn’t only for us, but for him and Rory. This was his coping mechanism and tbh I loved the album more when I thought that. These are songs that his father would probably have loved, hence the less heavy.
this is the perspective a lot of folks need to go into this album with. This really was what Rory needed to do to help cope with his Father's passing and I find beauty in that. It also helps that despite the fact that these are songs that are not as heavy or guitar driven, that they are still fantastically written, performed, and mixed/mastered.
Interesting!! I didn’t know this was the case
Man looking at critics review on the album just made me sad lol, most of them be like “iT nOt HeAvY” and rarely anyone acknowledges that this is supposed to be a softer, more emotional album about his late dad and newborn daughter while mostly maintaining the Sleeptalk production/style
Hearing him talk about his father in concert really puts this album on another level. Definitely recommend going to see them if you can!
Genuine emotional masterpiece, and I don’t use that word lightly. I got to talk to the guys at a meet and greet during their small US tour a little over a month ago, and the way Rory described the paradoxical roller coaster of emotions of his father’s death and daughter’s birth happening pretty much back to back, mixing together grief and joy in such a profound way, is translated so insanely well into this album (Parallel into Afterglow is just phenomenal). I don’t care at all that this album isn’t “heavy”; it’s exactly what it needed to be to convey these emotions. Beyond moving.
It's heavy in the way it needed to be, it is a beautiful album with some fantastic lyrics.
A lot of people were disappointed by the lack of heavy on this album but I think it fit the vibe of the piece perfectly. Loved the album, already listened to it like 3 times.
Is not really the lack of heaviness, its the fact that the synth/electro elements are so present, that it left out pretty much all the other instruments, I even wonder if the other guys had fun recording this aside from Rory.
This is their sound and the sound of this album is perfect in every way
@@teggynick94 to you
@@adrianmoreno2354 northlane did the same thing yet people praise them lol
@@nikoraasu6929 Northlane did not do the same thing. They're still metalcore, they blended genres with edm and grunge but the entire album hits like a truck because they use every genre and mash them together. They're still Northlane, at its core it is a metal album. This is Hurtwave, not Dayseeker, it's synth-pop. Rory has a solo project that sounds exactly like this, which makes this album a bit odd.
I swear they literally just looked at their last album and went "Nah, wasn't emotional enough. Let's turn up the emotions next one". Man.. it just hits. This is gonna be one for the times of depression for me honestly
The lead singer’s voice is beautiful! Love the album.
It can't be overstated how much of an absolute banger "Dark Sun" is. It is so catchy, so fun to listen to, and the melody is just so, so good.
Afterglow is everything I’ve ever wanted to hear from a parent that was never said to me. as much as this song makes me happy it breaks my heart. It’s the song that has made me the most emotional out of tens of thousands in my library. I wish everyone could be as loved and cherished as hazel she’s in great hands .
Your reaction to Paper Heart was my exact same reaction. This album was super heavy in a way I didn't expect.
Anyone that thinks this album isn't heavy clearly wasn't looking for heaviness in the right places. This album hit me harder than anything else I've heard this year.
It grew on me after a few listens. I came to appreciate it after realizing it was liberating for Rory to express himself in this style
saw them live a few days ago, rory absolutely killed it! dude is so fucking talented
I was lucky enough to hear Afterglow early live at Blue Ridge acoustically when Dayseekers laptop overheated. I really cannot wait for the deluxe to see if they release a true acoustic version of the song because WOW. Solid album though it doesn’t make my top ten I don’t think but it’s still definitely solid.
Hey, it's out now!
@@the_gpatch6933 really cool to see this over a year later haha but I listened to it and I felt the same exact way I felt at the show. They did it perfectly!
Parallel, this song calmed me and it reminds me of the greater times I've had in a chapter of my life.
thank you Dayseeker and thank you for this reaction 💙
"a different you that's doing well, a universe laid parallel"
This album sounds a lot like his other band
“Hurtwave”
It’s like they are blending into 1
This album was heavy for sure😭
imagine being so shallow in your music taste that something not heavy means its a disappointment. this album is godamn beautiful
For real and I love heavy. I LOVE bad omens latest album as well
It is beautiful but compared to Sleeptalk it is disappointing as a Dayseeker record. As a Hurtwave record it would’ve been great.
I don't think it's shallow to have a taste and be disappointed when something you anticipated doesn't match your taste.
It depends how you deal with that though. If you get angry with the band or vent your disappointment at them that's just immaturity and asshole mentality
I just accept it's not the album I wanted, but the album the band needed, so it doesn't matter, all power to them, I hope their next record will be more up my alley and if it isn't that's okay, I got other bands to listen to and hope Dayseeker are successful with what they do
@@the_beemer id argue it is. if all you want is heavy music then i see that as no different than pop fans who only want happy easily digestible songs that dont challenge them
@@charizardmaster13 Maybe I don't use the word shallow correctly but to me if someone gives something a fair shot and it just isn't it that's not shallow.
I want music to energize me, so any song thats trying to be chill has to be really good for me to like it. I don't think it's a failure to have a clear preference
In my eyes itd be shallow if I listened to it and said "Nah no screaming, generic mainstream pop shit goodbye"
the emotions on this one is beyond compare & Rory wasn't joking when he talked about how the album will steal my AOTY spot because oh boy did it go straight to my number 1. i love how he poured all his heart & soul to write it and how personal it is both for him & me. i wanna meet him just to thank him for making my life better
I was not at all disappointed by this album. I was expecting it to be heavier musically, but emotionally it got to me. I was riding a train and I almost got off at the wrong stop because of Homesick. Listened to it all and Homesick is definitely my favorite, but so many great tracks. I thought it was such a beautiful album
I'm most amazed by your editing to avoid any copyright strikes. Well done.
It’s Hurtwave finally meets dayseeker🙏🙏❤️❤️😭😭
I wanna say you made that comparison knowing Rory is in both, but incase you didn’t, now you do lol
The only issue I have with this album, and I think everyone else is noticing it too but perhaps can't put a finger on it, is that they've allowed their side projects "Hurtwave" and "Sightings" to bleed into Dayseeker proper. This could easily be a Hurtwave/Sightings album, and it would be incredible (not sure why they didn't just release the album as such). But as a Dayseeker album, well, it just isn't.
In short, it's mislabeled & there's a disconnect... particularly given how they've always kept continuity with their albums, both in the sound and the narratives within the lyrics (e.g. Sleep in the Sea Pt. I > II, What It Means to be Defeated > The Nail in Our Coffin, The Home We Built > The World was Quiet, and much more).
This album is a masterpiece. The emotion in every word Rory sings, the lyrics are amazing, there were multiple points in this album that destroy the feels. Paper Heart brought so much emotion, Without Me is still just incredible in every single way and hits like its the first listen...and don't get me started on Parallel, made me cry on my first few listens. This is in contention for my AOTY, at bare minimum it's top 3
My dad passed this summer and so did the lead singers recently
This album really spoke to me and it hurts
Possibly the most heavy album out there in a manner of speaking
This album is about rorys dad dying and it hit extra hard for me because it came out the day my grandpa died, relatability for this album is huge for me 😭
I've had the title track in repeat for the past hour.
Homesick is my favorite track. I love Metalcore and I love Synthwave, every song on the album aside from Dreamstate was, for me, amazing
Dang, I find that interesting. Dream state is my favorite I gotta say. It’s your least?
I think people are missing the themes and the message of this album and that’s why they’re finding it disappointing. Artists don’t need to stick with just one thing; Sleeptalk is still my favorite Dayseeker album however Dark Sun is so hauntingly beautiful in a way Sleeptalk isn’t.
Definitely my Album of the Year next to Bad Omens. Both bands killed it this year.
People just dont look into the overall theme or journey an album tries to provide. All they think about is sound. Are people really that simple to be entertained and satisfied with an album that just sounds the same to its previous successes? People just seem to be very hypocritical in that sense.
@@knifeuu777 why are you do condescending and arrogant?
Wrong. Nothing to do with the themes. People understand it very well. They are not stupid and you are not as smart as you thinl. I like dark sun because i like synthwave and ambient music but half of the record are not rock songs. It sounds mote like hurtwave than dayseeker.
A damn good pop rock album that rivals Bad Omen's TDOPOM. What a year for this subgenre of Metalcore. Some songs do need to grow on me more but I can say for certain this is an AOTY contender. Well done Dayseeker!
And they’re touring together!!! Can’t wait to see them both live
Highly disagree, I think Bad Omens did a much better job blending genres than this album does. Bad Omens did a lot of weirdly experimental things and mixed it with metalcore, this album is a Hurtwave album and the 4 singles are the only thing on it that resemble anything even remotely close to Dayseeker.
The album doesn't NEED to be metal, but comparing it to TDOPOM doesn't make sense considering that album was genre bending metal constantly, this is synth-pop from front to back. They are completely different genres and two different types of albums. It's good in a completely different way.
@@psrevoke8343 To make myself clear I’m talking about rivaling TDOPOM in terms of album of the year. Both albums have God tier production with relatable lyricism. I agree they are different but Dark Sun does have heavy Metalcore elements in songs like Neon Grave and Dreamstate. I think blending the Hurtwave side project with Dayseeker was on purpose because Rory has said in the past he wanted to take Dayseeker in a more pop direction. But it’s your opinion which I respect. You don’t have to like what I say but I think these two albums rival each other because they each provide something the other album doesn’t. I honestly wanted more pop from Dayseeker since their Metalcore stuff, while good, doesn’t really appeal to me as well as other bands. Again, it’s my opinion and our opinions on this album are bound to be subjective. It’s okay if you disagree. I ain’t getting butt hurt about it. Just wanted to share how I see things.
Nah man bad omens did it the correct way, sleeptalk is equal to that album not this one
@@shaystuter2544 Again, your opinion.
Something about dayseeker has really spoke to me recently this whole album is just so emotional
i accidentally spit out my cereal when he said “crazy frog?!”
To the people that are angry or disappointed that his album was not "heavy" musically, understand that honestly this whole thing wasn't meant to make you happy or please y'all. This whole album was Rory pouring his heart and soul out through his music and his lyrics about his father's DEATH. This was HIS coping album. And if you can't at least SYMPATHIZE with that and understand that and just keep hating instead of saying "Maybe this just isn't my thing" and moving on, then I'm sorry but you need to leave
funnily enough, I much prefer the softer songs to the heavier cuts such as Dreamstate & Neon Grave. the final 4 song stretch is unbelievable.
Paper Heart hits me ever time I listen to it.
I like how you did this video. Doing the entire album
There are 2 metalcore albums that are a 10/10 for me. Bring Me The Horizon’s Sempiternal and now Dayseeker’s Dark Sun.
One of the most wonderful records i listen to these days 🎧🙏
I think I was only disappointed at first cuz I still expected a couple more heavier songs from them but upon subsequent listens and knowing that wasn’t going to happen, this album rly is incredible especially knowing how much emotion and pain Rory put into it.
Dark sun and quicksand are the best non single songs
It’s weird that people were so upset that the album wasn’t heavy. Me personally, I can listen to 100 other bands that are much heavier. I come to dayseeker for the Melodies, vocal patterns, catchy choruses, etc. I do enjoy some of the heavier tracks too, but I think dayseeker sounds best with the catchier songs.
Quicksand features Spencer Stewart from The Band Camino. :)
yesss i love The Band CAMINO
@@skylar2571 me tooo! They’re one of my all time favourite bands!
I hope I like this album more soon. Each single grabbed me immediately when they released, but none of the new songs did much for me on my first listen today. Hopefully that changes!
For what it’s worth, the album is growing on me. Just took a bit more time lol
this is contesting TDOPOM for my favorite album of the year. damn
Neon Grave still breaks me down.
Homesick has to be my favorite Dayseeker song ever.
It's my second favorite on the album behind Afterglow.
Any chances of us getting a WCAR- Darkbloom album reaction? Or a Miss May I one? Both solid
Im feeling hurtwave within dayseeker. Seems like both is merging, love it!
The album is a whole mood❤️😩
I'm not a huge fan of Dayseeker, even though I recognize Rory as a very talented vocalist. The screams remind me of Bad Omens a lot actually. Definitely a solid album, and a gem album for those who are into these guys)
We need an album tour
On first listen I wasn’t really feeling it but the more I listened it the catchier it got!
The song afterglow is my favorite song now because it made me cry a little and it means a little to me and my girlfriend.
first song has very Bad Omens vibes. especially the breakdown.
Have you ever listened to his other “band” Hurtwave? I know you’ll love it!
the happiest mosh pit ive never been in was a Dayseeker pit
dayseeker 🤝 hurtwave
Fire album
The synths from homesick verse reminded me of The Chainsmokers - Closer. Sounds pretty similar imo
Incredible! Rory has one of the best voices in music today imo and this new style absolutely amplifies his best qualities I love this direction and his writing is so much more personal and masterful. Easily top 3 albums of the year
Beautiful album:)
Paper heart is incredible
I do wish it had more “rock” songs but still good album
nah I completely passed by this release, didn't catch it at all except a couple of moments. Maybe need to relisten, but I found tracks quite similar, no heaviness this time
btw I am a bit more into Sleeptalk - Drunk, Burial Plot are really good
It doesn't really need to be heavy, it just needs to be diverse enough to catch your attention and keep you pulled in. For me, this didn't do it at all. Everything sounded almost identical and the only songs I have saved to my playlist are the singles and Dark Sun.
Some people are saying this is their AOTY, for me it's the sleepiest album of the year lmao. I've never heard so many songs back to back with choruses and verses that I can't identify due to a monotonous melody and no instruments.
I do like the album. But what’s the point of having hurtwave if you’re just going to copy the same sound with Dayseeker?
Dude this made me cry like three times. Such a good album
You gotta toughen up dude
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Hey Hard Core, great video! Could you please react to Trivium’s album Shogun? I know it is 14 years old but I think it is one of their best work
1:56 lolololol
I don't really like this album if I'm honest. I like Hurtwave but this album literally feels and sounds like a Hurtwave album outside of the singles. I was expecting a bit more edge considering the singles all had a lot more instrumental work, the rest of the album is synth-pop. It just wasn't aimed at me, I can see the work that went into it though.
To be fair if you are a fan of the band, Rory made it very clear this was not for people who want more of the sleeptalk sound or any heavy, and to be fair the dudes gone through alot the past year, the sounds gonna be different. It'll probably switch up again for the next album.
But my comment was pointless as based on your other comments, you're just a hater. I would check if you're tone deaf if you think the songs sound too similar or "samey". It's fair to not like it though, just make sure your criticism are valid if you're going outside of it just being your opinion.
@@MyEpicAnime ??? I'm not a hater I love Dayseeker AND Hurtwave for different reasons. I don't like this album, that's not illegal. Nothing I said makes me a hater, it's called an opinion. Being a fan doesn't mean you have to like everything they release lmao wtf dude. I think the album blends together too much, that's an opinion.
@@psrevoke8343 My guy you literally didn't read my comment. Also having an opinion doesn't equate to your replies to other peoples comments " I don't understand why people like this, it all sounds the same". either you're a hater, or need to learn what an opinion is. Objectively they don't sound the same unless you're tone deaf, that's not an opinion that's a fact, whether you like it or not is an opinion.
@@MyEpicAnime bruh lmao "I don't understand" means ME, I, do not understand. I'm not the world's only album critic, you're making it out to be like my opinion is the only one that matters and that isn't the truth. I never once said that. So you can stop acting like that lmao
An album full of emotions. This is personal! A masterpiece. 🙏🏽
People are upset it’s not heavy. The whole album is Rory clearly dealing with the death of his father.. I think the heavier will return in time
I'm not upset that it isn't heavy, I'm upset because of the lack of diversity and the blending together of songs. The album would be a below average Hurtwave album in my opinion too, because that's what this should have been. It's incredibly boring to listen to for a lot of people. Crying While You're Dancing is incredible, and it isn't heavy in the slightest. It has instruments, it has peak points in the song, it has low points that contrast it, it has a chorus that blasts out of the calm melody beforehand, it has a solo, it is constantly progressing.
In my opinion, the non singles do none of that and instead opt for a lull of sorts, a very calm and sleepy vibe and they all sound identical. If they took the Bad Omens route and went all in on blending metalcore with this synth-pop sound, we would have gotten something really unique. This is just Hurtwave. That's my problem. The lyricism is great but it can't carry an entire album alone.
@@psrevoke8343 word I can respect that. I’m just choosing to believe this is a 1-off sound for the album due to the tragedy, and it’ll be back to more of a blended sound in projects down the road
@@brent_004 yeah we'll see, I think Rory was talking about blending the two projects (Hurtwave & Dayseeker) because he wanted to go for a more pop oriented approach, so it may not come back unless they all decide against it after this release.
Regardless, all it really needs is a bit more energy and I'm on board. I don't need breakdowns or screaming, I just want more of what they did with the singles. Either way I do respect the work they put into this album and I see why people like it, it's just not entirely aimed at their metalcore audience.
AVOID album next 🥺 please
I’ll probably listen to 3 of these songs. I jammed to sleep talk
Guest vocalist on Quicksand, is from The Band Camino
that’s so sick, the band camino are one of my favourite bands atm
Everything you said was exactly what I told myself when I listen to the album yesterday. From the Weeknd vibes to the better tracks to the not so better tracks
Tbh I don't really mind people thinking this album is not as good as they would expect because there is no real heavy stuff, because Dayseeker just did what they do the best: emotional and beautiful songs. ♥
I can understand the disappointment, especially when you look at some of their previous songs, but Rory's voice is so good and fit so well to this kind of songs + the ambient that I think it's no big deal, and we got nice groovy songs as Without Me, Neon Grave or Dreamstate!
"I float in shallow seas as the sky is turning emery." Like that HAS to be a reference to Emery's In Shallow Seas We Sail, right?
Overall really good album that they were going for but probably still prefer sleeptalk as of now
what's the type of song of this album pls?
first time i discover this group.
great reaction! love your work
React to Soul Despair - Fairy Dust! They deserve way more listeners, they only have 259 listeners now :/
I dont mind the chill songs but i don’t know its weird they would give us the singles and then all chill songs after like no break between
Yeah idk I think Rory wants them to be a pop band but I could be wrong. It's unfortunate considering Hurtwave already exists.
You know why they released only the rock songs
@@Revan-eb1wb They wanted to satisfy the Sleeptalk fanbase.
@@CFLaughs I guess so. Kind of misleading. People thought the whole record would be like the singles. And only half of the record is rock. The rest is a synthwave record. I still like it but i totally understand when some are annoyed
@@Revan-eb1wb I honestly am one of those who feel slightly disappointed because of how misleading the heavy singles were. I do appreciate what they wanted to do with this record and that they obviously didn't wanna do a copy and paste of the Sleeptalk sound which is admirable but I can't help but enjoy listening to Sleeptalk a little more. That album is fucking powerful.
Jesus paper Heart made me weak
Great album, Midnight Eternal, title track and Parallel are otherworldly.
This album is great, Rory sounds amazing. Another album I'd recommend is lightwork by Devin Townsend, with the night work expansion it's phenomenal
love this album!
It all sounds kinda the same, the lyrics are good tho. Sleeptalking is definitely way better
I have to say on my first listen through I was a bit disappointed, I think the singles were pretty misleading as to the sound of the rest of the album and I hate when bands do that cuz it seems like they're trying to soften the blow of their change in sound. But nonetheless, I've been coming back to different tracks on the album all day and I can say it's already growing on me. I don't think it's on the same caliber as Sleeptalk or especially the title track of Sleeptalk but it overall is a very interesting album and I like a lot of the songs.
Great American Ghost just dropped a music video for a song off their new EP, you said you wanted to check them out after you heard their feature on that Katahdin song, and now is as good a time as any
Even if it isn't that hard, it is a wonderful album. I love this chill vibes. Hope you enjoyed it.
After 1st listen i felt the second half of the album was lacking the dynamic(much of the choruses were low and calm, no explosive moments) but after one more listen i was sold, Paper Heart made me tear up a bit i dont even know why exactly, it s a very emotionally heavy album and you need that sometimes
hey Bogdan can you react to the new WCAR album? It’s great and I’ll think you’ll like it!!
Not asking for tons of heavy. Literally just wanted at least one heavy non-single. Why release singles like that if there won’t be any of it on the record? Even Pressure by Wage War delivered more on it’s promise than Dark Sun
(Dark Sun is better than Pressure in terms of writing don’t misunderstand me tho, I just mean in terms of delivering what the singles set up)
I feel you on that. The singles were slightly misleading.
I love a guy who can recognize a beautiful voice and not feel like he's a homo or something, like I love that with all u guys loving on them. A lot of Stoopid men would be like 'he sounds like a chick, he's gay" bla bla bla gross. Dude....u da Man too!
Listened to Parallel and it hit me like a wall…lost my sister in law this year …So yeah…Emotional roller coaster of an album.
wonderful album, really good take of pop influenced rock & metal
It’s not good as Sleeptalk. Some ideas are good, for example Dark Sun is a very good song, also the singles are good. The atmosphere anyway is really unique, they know how to do their job well. The main problem for me is the lack of “peak moments”, the songs together create a “too uniform pattern”
Yeah my biggest thing listening through this was that I seriously did not know when one track ended and the other one started sometimes. Almost everything sounds so similar and it's kind of boring to listen to.
I think it's a little too soft considering what they've released in the past. They didn't even need screaming. I couldn't care less about that. But some more distorted guitars would've been better IMO.
The other voice in quicksand was the guitarist. Pretty darn sure. Super good voice though. I agree w you.