Really love this song, and I think this album is gonna be pretty special. It's not more "mature", it's more chilled out. Still hits hard but also calm in a way. Parker's just not writing angry songs anymore.
I personally love this song and Big Blind. Yes, it’s different from their older stuff, which so many people, myself included love. WYDS is one of my fav albums ever, but so is Proper Dose. That album helped me through a divorce. I love the vibe they have now. Great guitars and floating like choruses that get stuck in my head for days. It’s relaxing but also puts you on the feels. And also, they are getting older just like all of us. Life changes. Perspectives changes. Sometimes we try new roads. I love growing with this band and many others. Can’t wait for the full album!
Though this isn't the world's best song, it's still really good. Proper dose might be their best album imo, so I don't mind their be direction. I feel like Parker's second band (forgetting the name rn) does a good job of satisfying those who miss the old punk sound.
I strongly agree. Proper Dose is by miles their best album for so many reasons. But it doesn't take away from any of the albums before that being how incredible they are. That's just how great TSSF is
I like Letterman a lot - seems like a refined, layered version of the sound they put forward on Proper Dose mixed with a bit of the energy from their self-titled. Though I'd be lying if I said I wasn't hoping for a more "mature" version of their angrier, old tracks. Only a few bands putting harsher pop-punk stuff out these days (Hot Mulligan chief among them), and I definitely miss it. Who knows though, there could be some surprises in the rest of the tracklist. Torf on drums + Kelen's departure may change the sound somewhat as well.
I think its gotten more mature in its lyrics. It definitely is more of just a rock track than old TSSF pop punk, I like the move in general just because I really love proper dose as an album in its entirety moreso than their earlier efforts(even tho i love more songs there than proper dose). I am curious where the full album goes, cuz parker definitely kept the punk edge for no pressure and seems like tssf is more interested in expanding their sound
The new Big Blind mix that released with Letterman sounds clearer and less compressed to me and is in line with Letterman. As for Letterman, I love it. The guitars compliment the vocals really well and the drums are in the pocket and not overplayed. Lyrics and vocal melodies are good as always. It feels weird to expect a band to sound the same as they did when they were 18. With age comes growth and I think every album reflects that. They've always been great songwriters regardless of how "angry" the songs are. I was a sophomore in high school when USAD came out so it's been fun growing up with TSSF. I find my life aligning with the tone of each album as they come out. Also I am from Chicago as well (Lincoln Square) so hello from a fellow Chicagoan!
I'm glad that you liked it, because I couldn't even stand to listen to the whole song... I had to go listen to Cry Your Eyes Out by The Chisel just to feel better XD. No, but seriously, Under Soil and Dirt will always be an awesome nostalgic memory for me personally
thank you!!! same!! feel like im in a boat of my own. i loved their first 2 albums soooo much, soil and what you dont see. then even their self titled album really grew on me, i love all 3 now. listened to proper dose and was in total disgust hahaha. this song isnt horrible but it just doesnt do it for me. after their self titled album you have to look at them as a different band. parker was so angsty with their first 2 albums and they were so fast paced i love it so much. they did too many drugs and slowed down their brains for proper dose and beyond.... sucks for us ;/
TSSF is one of the only bands from back in the day that seems to consistently put out good music. You should do a little retrospective of Turnover because I think they’re the only other band I’ve consistently listened to since high school. I think their new stuff has more of a surf rock sound to it and it’s still really good.
With this brand new song, i think TSSF solidified themselves that they're still one of the best band of the modern pop punk genre. They proved yet again that they can move forward, and reinvent themselves without losing touch of what tssf is all about. Thank God it's a different sound, and it's a different vibe, but it's diffenitinetly still TSSF. They still capture that feel and emotion whenever i listen to them. And this song definitely did it. When i first heard letterman, i thought it's something that i would just forget after one play. It's been on repeat the entire day.
I heard someone say that their next album is “gonna make a lot of older fans very happy” or something along those lines. Doesn’t matter to me, TSSF been my fav band since senior year for me too in 2011 😂, will vibe with whatever they wanna do. If I want that older vibe ill listen to no pressure, knuckle puck or hot mulligan or somethin. Hyped af for the album and hopefully gonna see them in July!!!
I'll be honest I don't really care what genre they fit in, i don't really care what genre any band fits in. It's just down to preference, as soon as you hear something, you know if you like it or not, and as you get older you become alot more open minded and more experimental in music taste, or atleast I did. Ive been listening to TSSF for 11/12 years now, and if you played me Letterman back then I may not have even liked it. Now though I love almost everything TSSF produce because I've grown up with the band over such a long time and i'm simply a huge fan of the band in general but also Parker. His vocals and lyric writing is great. As for Letterman in particular I can understand why fans who liked their first few albums don't like their most recent music, but I really enjoy the deep and meaningful lyrics because it's something i care about more as i get older, and TSSFs sound, flow choruses etc are very catchy.
Who gives a shit whether they’re pop punk. Pop punk is such a tiny sandbox to play in. TSSF are still interesting because they’ve expanded their sound. We don’t need USAD or WYDS part 2. I’m glad this band aren’t rehashing the same shit they were doing when I was still in high school. Letterman is great.
So for starters I would suggest fans of early TSSF to take a step back to truly analyze the natural progression of where they are as a band. TSSF never tried to follow that classic "Pop Punk" sound even since there debut album USAD. What made this band stick out was that easy bouncy vibe plus the energetic aggressive tone that carries from Parker so damn well. This man has an astonishing voice that has truly matured over time. Getting offended or drawn back when a band chooses to grow and mature is just silly. That's just the natural progression of things it's just what it is. Take it for what it is and just remember the glory day that was 2011! Can't live there forever you gotta move on and enjoy it from time to time like a fine bourbon!! Cheers fellow TSSF heads!
Honestly imo its not that shocking that they are now making rock music. I remember seeing them in concert last summer and Parker introduced them as a rock band, it definitely threw me off lol and I'd say that he was obviously hinting towards what was to come. Still love this band though and am excited to listen to the full album.
I’m aged a lot in what I want in my new music, so I’m sure that’s where they are going as well. It’s hard to still feel the music at a different part in their lives then when they wrote the more punker songs.
TSSF has gone the same route a lot of bands from their time have. Bands like Turnover, Citizen, and Movements. They’ve softened their sound alot but I think they’re doing it a lot better than those other bands. I have been disappointed in those 3 bands last albums but this TSSF is sounding great!
TSSF’s softer songs always hit. I’m confident this album is gonna have songs for any kind of tssf fan, I mean shit Big Blind was a banger so the part of me that wanted to hear some of their old sound is already satisfied lol
I have on good authority the next single will be the most pop punk of the three. And the producer Jon said Letterman is an outlier. This whole thing reminds me of PD release where the singles led everyone to believe “the album was a vibe” according to Sam Pura
I tried to listen to their old stuff but I just can’t. It’s Proper Dose and on for me. I think when you’re pushing 30, punk gets harder to relate to. That’s just my opinion though, I’m happy with the direction they’re going and I can see why the band wants to switch it up.
I mean its a decent track, I do hope the album has a different sound though and not just a proper dose remake as this sounds like it could fit right in on that album.
Tbh I don’t see it that way, the only song on Proper Dose I could see this being similar to is Light Year(great track too) because of the beautiful guitar work
It has a Dream Pop vibe to it. Will Levy has been putting out Dream Pop through his side band called Cold Moon. Although I really like Cold Moon, the sound is a little too lax for Parker's vocals. He needs to put out a rap metal album with songs similar to Quarashi's "Stick 'em Up." czcams.com/video/QEMzLlUkRUs/video.html
I have to say I'm only listen to pop punk songs so I am not a single band fan. That's why I can quit any band if the band sounds not like pop punk. I just love pop punk style not the band. I'm the minority.
first 2 albums were absolute bangers, even their self titled really grew on me. proper dose doesnt even sound like them and neither does this. its a new band now and if more people like them (which i think is true) then power to them! just sucks for me and some of their core audience :/
Some of their core audience, myself included, understand that a band and its members change as individuals and artists over the span of nearly 20 years. We aren’t all alienated by this. Some of us love it
@@jamesallen2909They acknowledged that that’s okay, doesn’t mean they have to enjoy it. I personally don’t, but loved their stuff up to their self titled so much I still listen to it on a monthly basis. Hope they’re successful, just not for me
Chicagoan spotted 🫵 New song is very interesting and actually good for their change in songs. A good extension to how Proper Dose ended with. Big Blind was a very EH drop for me so I really gotta wait for the next songs for this album
Really love this song, and I think this album is gonna be pretty special. It's not more "mature", it's more chilled out. Still hits hard but also calm in a way. Parker's just not writing angry songs anymore.
Chilled out is the best description I've heard. Almost lofi tssf.
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Hes writing heavy hardcore infused pop punk in No Pressure (which personally I prefer)
@@stum7396 yes, no pressure is great. I think tssf is still the stronger band in terms of songwriting though.
@@cwhagedorn Yeah, I actually agree with that, I'm just nostalgic for 1999 pop punk lol 😂
Well said
I just vibe with everything TSSF does. I know some people checked out after their self-titled or Proper Dose. Not me tho. Still excellent in my ears.
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The pop punk scene or just scene culture in general has a really bad habit of eating it’s young or ostracizing anyone who strays from the norm
proper dose deserved so much better of a reception
I personally love this song and Big Blind. Yes, it’s different from their older stuff, which so many people, myself included love. WYDS is one of my fav albums ever, but so is Proper Dose. That album helped me through a divorce. I love the vibe they have now. Great guitars and floating like choruses that get stuck in my head for days. It’s relaxing but also puts you on the feels. And also, they are getting older just like all of us. Life changes. Perspectives changes. Sometimes we try new roads. I love growing with this band and many others. Can’t wait for the full album!
yup, same thing with the wonder years. Low tide is one of the best wonder years song
Though this isn't the world's best song, it's still really good. Proper dose might be their best album imo, so I don't mind their be direction. I feel like Parker's second band (forgetting the name rn) does a good job of satisfying those who miss the old punk sound.
Proper does the best album??? That's a hot take and I love it.
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Its no pressure
NO PRESSURE BABY
I strongly agree. Proper Dose is by miles their best album for so many reasons. But it doesn't take away from any of the albums before that being how incredible they are. That's just how great TSSF is
What you don't see is so far ahead of the others imo. the distinct melancholic sound is amazing
I like Letterman a lot - seems like a refined, layered version of the sound they put forward on Proper Dose mixed with a bit of the energy from their self-titled. Though I'd be lying if I said I wasn't hoping for a more "mature" version of their angrier, old tracks. Only a few bands putting harsher pop-punk stuff out these days (Hot Mulligan chief among them), and I definitely miss it.
Who knows though, there could be some surprises in the rest of the tracklist. Torf on drums + Kelen's departure may change the sound somewhat as well.
true, the album could be full of pop punk bangers
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Following up on this, the single they dropped today SLAPS. Got me feeling like it’s 2014 again.
I think its gotten more mature in its lyrics. It definitely is more of just a rock track than old TSSF pop punk, I like the move in general just because I really love proper dose as an album in its entirety moreso than their earlier efforts(even tho i love more songs there than proper dose).
I am curious where the full album goes, cuz parker definitely kept the punk edge for no pressure and seems like tssf is more interested in expanding their sound
totally agree.
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The new Big Blind mix that released with Letterman sounds clearer and less compressed to me and is in line with Letterman. As for Letterman, I love it. The guitars compliment the vocals really well and the drums are in the pocket and not overplayed. Lyrics and vocal melodies are good as always.
It feels weird to expect a band to sound the same as they did when they were 18. With age comes growth and I think every album reflects that. They've always been great songwriters regardless of how "angry" the songs are. I was a sophomore in high school when USAD came out so it's been fun growing up with TSSF. I find my life aligning with the tone of each album as they come out.
Also I am from Chicago as well (Lincoln Square) so hello from a fellow Chicagoan!
the wonder years did same with their new album and it was awesome.
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I'm glad that you liked it, because I couldn't even stand to listen to the whole song... I had to go listen to Cry Your Eyes Out by The Chisel just to feel better XD. No, but seriously, Under Soil and Dirt will always be an awesome nostalgic memory for me personally
That new Chisel album is awesome. Might be album of the year.
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thank you!!! same!! feel like im in a boat of my own. i loved their first 2 albums soooo much, soil and what you dont see. then even their self titled album really grew on me, i love all 3 now. listened to proper dose and was in total disgust hahaha. this song isnt horrible but it just doesnt do it for me. after their self titled album you have to look at them as a different band. parker was so angsty with their first 2 albums and they were so fast paced i love it so much. they did too many drugs and slowed down their brains for proper dose and beyond.... sucks for us ;/
TSSF is one of the only bands from back in the day that seems to consistently put out good music. You should do a little retrospective of Turnover because I think they’re the only other band I’ve consistently listened to since high school. I think their new stuff has more of a surf rock sound to it and it’s still really good.
With this brand new song, i think TSSF solidified themselves that they're still one of the best band of the modern pop punk genre. They proved yet again that they can move forward, and reinvent themselves without losing touch of what tssf is all about. Thank God it's a different sound, and it's a different vibe, but it's diffenitinetly still TSSF. They still capture that feel and emotion whenever i listen to them. And this song definitely did it. When i first heard letterman, i thought it's something that i would just forget after one play. It's been on repeat the entire day.
same, been on repeat since I heard it.
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I heard someone say that their next album is “gonna make a lot of older fans very happy” or something along those lines. Doesn’t matter to me, TSSF been my fav band since senior year for me too in 2011 😂, will vibe with whatever they wanna do. If I want that older vibe ill listen to no pressure, knuckle puck or hot mulligan or somethin. Hyped af for the album and hopefully gonna see them in July!!!
It’s really really solid imo. It’s a great progression from proper dose
yup seems almost like a sequel
I'll be honest I don't really care what genre they fit in, i don't really care what genre any band fits in. It's just down to preference, as soon as you hear something, you know if you like it or not, and as you get older you become alot more open minded and more experimental in music taste, or atleast I did.
Ive been listening to TSSF for 11/12 years now, and if you played me Letterman back then I may not have even liked it. Now though I love almost everything TSSF produce because I've grown up with the band over such a long time and i'm simply a huge fan of the band in general but also Parker. His vocals and lyric writing is great.
As for Letterman in particular I can understand why fans who liked their first few albums don't like their most recent music, but I really enjoy the deep and meaningful lyrics because it's something i care about more as i get older, and TSSFs sound, flow choruses etc are very catchy.
ya like I said in the video, I've been listening to tssf since 11, the new sound isn't that far away from "Pop Punk"
It's quite indie. Nice transition. Reminds me of "in reverie" era Saves the Day
TSSF is the most flawless band I’ve ever come across.
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Who gives a shit whether they’re pop punk. Pop punk is such a tiny sandbox to play in. TSSF are still interesting because they’ve expanded their sound. We don’t need USAD or WYDS part 2. I’m glad this band aren’t rehashing the same shit they were doing when I was still in high school.
Letterman is great.
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not gonna lie thing this is one of my favorite songs by them
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So for starters I would suggest fans of early TSSF to take a step back to truly analyze the natural progression of where they are as a band. TSSF never tried to follow that classic "Pop Punk" sound even since there debut album USAD. What made this band stick out was that easy bouncy vibe plus the energetic aggressive tone that carries from Parker so damn well. This man has an astonishing voice that has truly matured over time. Getting offended or drawn back when a band chooses to grow and mature is just silly. That's just the natural progression of things it's just what it is. Take it for what it is and just remember the glory day that was 2011! Can't live there forever you gotta move on and enjoy it from time to time like a fine bourbon!! Cheers fellow TSSF heads!
Honestly imo its not that shocking that they are now making rock music. I remember seeing them in concert last summer and Parker introduced them as a rock band, it definitely threw me off lol and I'd say that he was obviously hinting towards what was to come. Still love this band though and am excited to listen to the full album.
Loved big blind and letterman.
I’m aged a lot in what I want in my new music, so I’m sure that’s where they are going as well. It’s hard to still feel the music at a different part in their lives then when they wrote the more punker songs.
TSSF has gone the same route a lot of bands from their time have. Bands like Turnover, Citizen, and Movements. They’ve softened their sound alot but I think they’re doing it a lot better than those other bands. I have been disappointed in those 3 bands last albums but this TSSF is sounding great!
This is good music. That's it. That's the genre.
Yes
TSSF’s softer songs always hit. I’m confident this album is gonna have songs for any kind of tssf fan, I mean shit Big Blind was a banger so the part of me that wanted to hear some of their old sound is already satisfied lol
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I have on good authority the next single will be the most pop punk of the three. And the producer Jon said Letterman is an outlier. This whole thing reminds me of PD release where the singles led everyone to believe “the album was a vibe” according to Sam Pura
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Lmao watching this after “Al this time drops”
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I tried to listen to their old stuff but I just can’t. It’s Proper Dose and on for me. I think when you’re pushing 30, punk gets harder to relate to. That’s just my opinion though, I’m happy with the direction they’re going and I can see why the band wants to switch it up.
They changed the mix on big blind dont they did the same thing with out if it idk whyy. Personally liked og mix better but i think this song is good.
yup, there's 2 version of out of it. Not sure why they do that
Yup I noticed that also
@@NeverNormalits cause the album is going to be mixed by someone else. But I do prefer the original version.
I mean its a decent track, I do hope the album has a different sound though and not just a proper dose remake as this sounds like it could fit right in on that album.
letterman could always be the outlier and the albums sounds different
Tbh I don’t see it that way, the only song on Proper Dose I could see this being similar to is Light Year(great track too) because of the beautiful guitar work
It has a Dream Pop vibe to it. Will Levy has been putting out Dream Pop through his side band called Cold Moon. Although I really like Cold Moon, the sound is a little too lax for Parker's vocals. He needs to put out a rap metal album with songs similar to Quarashi's "Stick 'em Up."
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I just get Liam Gallagher vibes from Parker!!!
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I was fine with Proper Dose and Self Titled, enjoyed them enough, but this album so far just hasn't hit for me. No Pressure is what TSSF used to be.
I have to say I'm only listen to pop punk songs so I am not a single band fan. That's why I can quit any band if the band sounds not like pop punk. I just love pop punk style not the band. I'm the minority.
Yes, wtf… when you grow up… simple dude you grow up… tf
first 2 albums were absolute bangers, even their self titled really grew on me. proper dose doesnt even sound like them and neither does this. its a new band now and if more people like them (which i think is true) then power to them! just sucks for me and some of their core audience :/
Some of their core audience, myself included, understand that a band and its members change as individuals and artists over the span of nearly 20 years. We aren’t all alienated by this. Some of us love it
You heard No Pressure?
@@jamesallen2909They acknowledged that that’s okay, doesn’t mean they have to enjoy it. I personally don’t, but loved their stuff up to their self titled so much I still listen to it on a monthly basis. Hope they’re successful, just not for me
They never were pop punk
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New song is very interesting and actually good for their change in songs. A good extension to how Proper Dose ended with. Big Blind was a very EH drop for me so I really gotta wait for the next songs for this album
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