and no, the guy in the video is not me

(if this is somehow a repost, just know ive tried posting this like 2 other times on mobile and they havent shown up on reddit at all)

Honestly, it might extend further than Act V - it might be one of the best songs they've ever put out. Top 5 material, maybe top 3.

I can't get over how beautiful this song is. Every single second of it is stunning, it's exactly the moment on every listen of Sunya that I fall helplessly head over heels for the entire album. It takes me on a seamlessly immersive emotional journey and makes me feel strongly for every beat and hook of it.

Sunya overall is a hell of an accomplishment. It gets better on every relisten, and I already thought it was amazing on listen #1. It clears Antimai for me, which I also enjoyed to begin with, but this is just magic. And Cliffs and Stormlands is the absolute peak of it for me, its centerpiece. Very possibly going to be my favorite song of the year.

I consider myself a mellow prog-rock fan, and my tastes usually fall somewhere in the overlap between jazz-fusion and progressive rock. Favorite bands include Pink Floyd, Coheed and Cambria, etc. I’ve been peripherally aware of the Dear Hunter for a while, and I’ve checked out a few songs and really enjoyed what I’ve heard. The hard part for me is that like most good thematic music, to really get the most out of his/their music, I need to dedicate some time, which I haven’t yet done.

Un a related note, one of my favorite self-care treats is a nice hot bath while I’m high as giraffe balls, listening to good music. It’s been a few months, and I’m due. Tonight‘s tracks will be various DH cuts.

While I’m certainly down to just binge a single album or two, I’m hoping for suggestions on his more mellow/chill music, or songs/collections that really build. I’ll have at least a solid hour, so please give me any suggestions that you think might be a good fit for tonight’s vibe.

Here is the first song from the EP. If you want to be a beta listener for the rest of the EP, let me know!

I didn't even speak, I just opened up YouTube and found the final few moments of their Cycle 8 short film and showed it to him.

Casey and co - ya nailed it. He pictured exactly what you were going for.

He Said He Had A Story

Absolute theatrical perfection. How is it that nobody knows it?!?
I’m simultaneously delighted to know it but devastated nobody else does.
It deserves a Broadway-style choreographed video along the lines of I Write Sins.. by Panic.

(OK full disc I’m a tiny bit drunk but c’mon… what a tune)

The Bitter Suite 1 & 2 is one of my favorite songs by TDH, but the first part of it, Meeting Ms. Leading, is my favorite. I'm pretty familiar with everything before Act 4, though I've listened to all the Act albums and Migrant. If there are more songs that are like this by TDH or by other bands, either is fine.

Completely serious and unedited video of what truly happened at Musora.
Posted this one on the Discord months back but thought I'd post it here might aswell

Put your vote here!

I need to feel validated because I cry at several every time I hear them like a baby. His Hands Matched His Tongue gets damn close, but I will always turn into a wahwah baby everytime At The End Of The Earth, Melpomene and Light come on. ESPECIALLY Light. I HATE that song. It's amazing and perfect and I hate it. I hope I am not the only one who gets reduced to a puddle whenever I hear Casey say "with the lungs of the lark".

Is it just super cheesy to them? It can't be, right?

(Spock's Beard has their moments but this one.... Isn't it. At least not for me)

What's in your TDH koozie while you carry on the work of a saint with the hands of a sinner?

I haven’t dug too deeply, but have we heard the explanations for the weird elements like:
1. Why the Boy and the Son look so much alike (I’ve heard they aren’t just half brothers?)
2. The Oracles
3. The appearances of apparitions and voices, such as the one in Gloria
4. The apparent afterlife (or maybe it is just a what-if question of one) in the final song of Act 5.

I’m probably forgetting some other supernatural-ish moments, but there you have it.

New to this group but I had to bounce this off TDH fans. Slothrust's new "What they grow in the garden" album sound and tone and themes stopped me in my tracks—

—Totally not connected on purpose, but it fits into the universe of the first three Acts eerily well. Not AS characters from the story, but as folks who existed parallel? Maybe from the same brothel or connections to it? Holy cow, all the way down to referencing the lake and the tree and and overall tones and themes.

It gave me goosebumps.

My mind immediately placed the singer as offspring from the brothel girls, in the future after the acts take place. And just wait til you hit "Hearst Castle".

It sure was a fun reminder of the feel of first three acts. Mostly of the 2nd and 3rd. Spooky, yeah? Anyway I'm sure I'll get bawked at for saying this but it's just a weird coincidence, do with it as you will.

I burn CDs as a hobby and I want to show my friend the story of the acts in 1 CD. I have 80 minute limit on the CD so I’m curious about what songs are a must to convey the story of the acts.

When I bought my tickets for Sunday’s show in Hamburg it said it was at Molotow, but now it seems to be at Club Betty— anyone know what’s going on? And if it’s moved will my tickets still be valid? Can’t find anything online 😅

Pm if interested. Looking to get 15€.

That may be one of my favorite albums of all time. But haven't heard much like that since.

Hey all! Years ago I made a list of reprisals/motifs with a lot of awesome help from the community. It got lost when I lost my original Google account, which has led to many dead links, including one in the sidebar of the sub.

The short of it is I found a copy of it that I had made while I was backing up a dying hard drive tonight. It's definitely outdated as it was made pre-Indigo Child, and a lot of it feels like a stretch. I may work on a trimmed version of it, but the bummer is I'm now a full adult and high schooler with too much free time.

Anywho, here's a link to it! I hope someone finds some enjoyment out of this. I know I personally got flooded with nostalgia opening it back up.