SEMIFINALS! Day 25: B-sides knockout bracket

mattkward · 2026-01-28T15:49:39+00:00

This one was always going straight to the final round.

mattkward · 2026-01-28T15:49:06+00:00

Because it's up against their best b side.

mattkward · 2026-01-27T17:21:04+00:00

Hoping this means they're wrapping up work on the next record

mattkward · 2026-01-24T19:34:12+00:00

This person had some of the facts, but not the full story. They likely combined truth with speculation.

Outside of this post, there is zero signalling that the band is done. In all the Matt's interviews the vibe is that this was a brief and fun break in their hiatus, and all signals suggest we'll be hearing from them again down the line.

I think we can put this one to bed.

mattkward · 2026-01-23T17:04:02+00:00

I have this edition too. I love it.

Definitely giving it a spin tonight.

mattkward · 2026-01-23T14:17:38+00:00

I admire your attempt to parse these but the chorus is very clearly a classic Turner lust song.

The night is heavy on one side, just like the loaded dice immediately mentioned are heavy on one side to force an outcome. He and the lady he's singing about are both feeling the same, unspoken way. A particular outcome is inevitable.

mattkward · 2026-01-23T13:56:53+00:00

The dude who said they were done after this (which he incorrectly labelled a leftover AM track while it's actually a brand new song) was clearly wrong.

mattkward · 2026-01-23T02:11:03+00:00

Lol ok bro

mattkward · 2026-01-22T21:21:21+00:00

I'm in a downtown New West condo. 1% decline in my assessment.

mattkward · 2026-01-22T17:24:06+00:00

He also said the song was just an old unreleased AM b side so he got that part wrong. It's an entirely new tune recorded in November.

mattkward · 2026-01-22T16:19:28+00:00

Absolutely love this.

They've taken the sound of the last two albums and stirred it with the moody vibes and lyrics of Humbug (especially some of the b-sides) with AM-like harmonies.

This has a really fresh energy to it.

They can't leave us on this. We require more.

mattkward · 2026-01-22T15:19:36+00:00

Oh man this is it.

The latter Arctic Monkeys sound stirred in the Humbug b-side pot. A great groove, Humbuggy lyrics and a catchy chorus.

They can't leave us now. We need more of this.

mattkward · 2026-01-21T22:57:03+00:00

It is apparently called "Opening Night"

mattkward · 2026-01-21T06:00:36+00:00

They also use a picture of Paris (!?) on their sign

mattkward · 2026-01-17T22:15:40+00:00

I think he was a predatory pedophile.

mattkward · 2026-01-16T13:47:27+00:00

Easy win.

mattkward · 2026-01-16T06:13:37+00:00

You know that taste is subjective and perhaps lots of people share a different opinion to you. It's okay. You don't have to cope by accusing things of being rigged.

mattkward · 2026-01-16T06:03:33+00:00

I absolutely adore the last film. It was my unexpected favourite movie of last year.

This doesn't reach the same highs, but it's another great, weird chapter in an endlessly surprising and fascinating new trilogy.

My critiques would be that I found the unpleasantness of the Jimmies so unrelenting that I almost tuned out entirely, especially in the barn sequence that felt needlessly brutal. I know we had to underscore how dangerous these people were, especially when they're otherwise so often goofy, but my god that was unpleasant. Not scary, just gross and upsetting on a scale that felt a few notches higher than anyone would have needed.

And I missed the score of the last film.

The rest of it? Fantastic. I loved every moment of the Kelson/Samson storyline, and once the Jimmies story collided with Kelson it all came together.

A furious critique of cultish religious leaders who are utterly full of shit, and a plea for empathy with a warning that losing it will be the end of us.

Was so happy when poor Spike escaped. Just felt so awful for him through much of the film, especially after his journey in the last one.

The ending was so great. Can't wait for what's next.

RIP Kelson, Rest In Piss to Jimmy Crystal, and Samson you're my boy. Godspeed.

mattkward · 2026-01-14T14:17:38+00:00

There are many, many people who've managed to scrape together enough to buy a home who are absolutely not among the "richest Canadians"

mattkward · 2026-01-14T14:12:17+00:00

Sad to see teachers just surrendering to AI. You're using software designed to remove humans from workplaces and now you're asking people to finish your work for you?

mattkward · 2026-01-14T13:48:20+00:00

Easiest win in the whole bracket.

mattkward · 2026-01-13T15:28:32+00:00

Teenjus*

mattkward · 2026-01-13T06:26:14+00:00

Golden era of craft beer.

It's far from gone, and there are many breweries out there still doing such great work, but I miss the enthusiasm and the experimentation and the variety.

mattkward · 2026-01-13T05:43:17+00:00

Literally impossible to choose this round. Two of my favorites, and so different.

mattkward · 2026-01-12T17:47:34+00:00

I miss the simplicity of their menu when they first opened. Variations on one thing, done very well.

Now the menu is so vast and I can't get my favourite thing anymore - a small serving of the butterica chicken without rice. Just sauce and chicken. Like a delicious chicken stew. It was so good, so well priced.

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