Moose Blood meets Departures

Moose Blood released one of my favourite LPs of the last few months. I only bought it this year, otherwise it would have definitely made my TOP 2014 list. The split with Departures was released before the LP came out, but I haven't had a chance yet to check it out. The Moose Blood side is every part as good as the LP. Really good stuff. Departures are a little faster and a little louder. Not bad at all, but I like the Moose Blood songs better. This is a split release between No Idea And Fist In The Air Records. The split you can see here is part of the No Idea pressing. There are 500 copies on this opaque green colour, which works really well with the floral motive on the labels and the artwork. Good one.

Moose Blood

If I'd known about this record a few weeks back, it would have made my Top 10 2014 list for sure. There had been some talk about this band on a message board I frequently use, but the band name hadn't been that alluring to me for some reason, so I never really gave much thought to this band. Stupid reason in hindsight. My girlfriend egged me on to buy this LP and I finally gave in. And I surely didn't regret doing that. I also learned that one of the songs on the LP is on a mix tape my girlfriend made me a while ago.
This record is a great homage to 90's emo, but somehow Moose Blood manage to give it their own little twist. Great, great music. I've heard rumors about them coming to mainland Europe for a tour later this year, and I keep my fingers crossed the rumor will come true. There are already three pressings out there. Not bad for a record that came out just a few months ago. I believe this is the transparent light blue / opaque black version out of 700 from the first pressing.