That was then, this is now
A face in the crowd at the book signing
A rueful smile
We used to put the dro in vials
No doubt, that was then, this is now
I read it when it came out
I read it when it came out
How the devil always find my house?
Flashlight in the mouth
Gift horses get cavity checks
Barricade the door before bed
Dreads taped to papier-mâché head
Fred Hampton would be here today
Say it with a straight face
Laugh when he says this Apartheid the other way
(Now you catching on!)
Hung up the phone
Spun up a cone
That was then, this is now, homes
That was then, now we grown
That was then, but it's been now all along

I've only ever bought two vinyls in my entire life:

Rome & Paraffin

Nah not the bundle, just the vinyl. It was 15 for the digital copy or 30 for the digital plus vinyl so a no brainier for me

Right I got you man. I copped the digital without even thinking

Real

Even if you don’t collect vinyl you could sell it on in a few months for way more than the 15 it would owe you on top of the download, might as well just do that in future bro

Yeah I guess. Never been into flipping like that... but after winning the runner-up prize from Mach’s sale I might make a move with whatever that is

Nah can’t say I’m into that but it would more than cover your purchase plus even if you didn’t sell it, for $15 extra it’s nice to have the physical to hand

That’s true. Still, I’m happy supporting without reciprocity

But for me collecting vinyls isn’t really compatible with how I’m living rn, but I respect people that have crazy record collections. I’m especially interested in alternate cover art and whatnot

Yeah this was my thinking too. Gotta support woods and for the difference in price just decided to take the plunge. Will be my first vinyl ever. Helps that with every listen I'm becoming more and more certain its my favourite release of the year.

Chill y’all better not tempt me to cave and go down this rabbit hole that I cannot financially sustain

nah man you do whats best for you atm. Support is support, be that vinyl or digital. Im far from in a position to start assembling a collection but its a nice start for if that time comes.

Facts, that’s why I always support Ka, Roc, and now woods digitally.

I just know that if I were to commit to collecting records of my favorite albums (which is tempting) it would be a lot

Good on you for the BRASS pickup tho

I prefer the woods moor mother tape to shrines personally. Shrines for some reason hasn’t really clicked for me after 3 or 4 listens

That’s interesting—BRASS comes off as much more inaccessible to me. I really love them both (ran back Shrines the other day and it was still one of my favs of the year). What about Shrines turned you off?

I need a favour bro, check your inbox

Got you man

I didn't dislike anything about it, it was just kinda the feeling I get with a lot of slums stuff, just an indifference for some reason

That’s fair. If you don’t enjoy it you don’t enjoy it

Weird though because I like their other albums, although they all do kind of have their own sound

@Aftermathbws check dms

Yeah Shrines is definitely their least focused sounds, but I don't think that's a bad thing at all

Thanks bro

Saying I need access or some s***, sent a request

Yeah gimme a sec