Crosses [Chino Moreno's side project]

[GlimmeringMaggit]

This song has not left my head yet.

[from_musings]

It's been a long time coming but they finally managed to pull out a good song outta their asses. who woulda thunk it

Curious, what about this song do you like that you don't about the other ones?

i never had a problem with the sound of crosses, the idea of shaun and chino making ambient electro songs together is good on paper.
but it always seemed to me they just put in a bunch of bland sounds and wishy washy noice to random chords, then relying heavily on chino to make a good song of it.
50% of the time it doesn't go anywhere, 50% it sounds straight up bad. but it's a side project, it is what it is.

This time it actually feels like a cohisive song from start to finish, not just some half assed random ideas slapped together.

just listen how the verse shifts from beautiful yet haunting shit into harder triphop beats with attitude and balls, the transition is perfect.
even more prominent in the beakdown. the hook is just.. there, but it fits like glue making it a complete song. the closest they got before this was biatches brew

[Inkblades]

^ Fair enough.

I'm really curious how the El-P collab came about, always been a big fan of him and his production especially. I guess they specifically wanted a rapper for that song and reached out to him? Might be smart to make that the next single, they could get some crossover listens from rap/Run the Jewels fans. I also wonder if he'll make an appearance at the Brooklyn show being he's from there.

[GlimmeringMaggit]

Both features are really interesting in their own ways. I don't think either Shaun or Chino are the type to request a feature just for the sake of it, which means there was something about those tracks when they were working on them that made them think of El-P and Robert Smith.

I still can't get over that there's a song somewhere out there with Chino and Robert singing together.

[Inkblades]

Yeah, I know a Robert Smith duet is a huge milestone moment for Chino. I remember him saying on Mixlr how excited he was that Smith was working on the Teenager remix so this is probably like that x 1000.

[Inkblades]

And yeah, Invisible Hand is too damn catchy. Been stuck in my head for three days now and I don't think its leaving anytime soon.

[Inkblades]

I think the album is going to have a futuristic sound.

[0123456789]

Interesting, can you elaborate on that?

[Inkblades]

Just going off Invisible Hand, some of the song titles, the 2022 songs and also this snippet Shaun posted with Chino in the studio about a month ago :

https://www.instagram.com/p/CuAOYnQJNrM/

They do have a wide ranging sound so maybe not every song will be futuristic but I think at least some will be.

[0123456789]

You are making a guess you already know is not going to turn all green, they do have a wide ranging sound. I will be happy anyway.

[Inkblades]

I mean, yeah, it's pure speculation on my part as I haven't heard the album obviously. But the general vibe so far makes me think that.

[0123456789]

Of course. I get Hiiigh Viibratiiions!

[GlimmeringMaggit]

The studio titbits they're posting on their socials are really cool.

[Who Said]

Everything is revealed in heaven. I've been travellin' on this road too long. Full gas S8nd1ng Love 169! 

[Inkblades]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cwp2YT-rice/

Second single next week I reckon.

[B33HIV3]

The first 1 was great. Positively, this is even better.

[Inkblades]

Shaun hinted on his IG stories that Light as a Feather will be the next video. I was wrong about last week but maybe this week? Hope I'm not jinxing it.

[GlimmeringMaggit]

It seems about time for one. We're just over a month from the record. New single this week or next, and another the week of release?

[Inexhale]

Yes, something predictable. It seems common practice for independent musicians to simply announce they're putting out a new album or mixtape, then releasing it a week later. But crosses will be released October 13th on Warner Records. This would be the band's first album with a major label, the same Deftones is signed under. The last deftones album was preceded by the release of 2 singles: "Ohms" (August 21, 2020) and "Genesis" (September 18 ) the song "Ceremony" was later released as a single, (January 26, 2021) . 3 singles...

[Inkblades]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CxGRgyqrfzj/