Seriously. I feel like I’m Brian’s friend and I’ve never met him before. And all the stories he tells I feel like I was there for them like I made up my own reality of what I interpret the song as.
old comment. But yeah. A lot of this stuff sounds like late teen-young adult life shenaniganry. It's something that I've never really been able to experience myself due to moving or illness. So hearing somebody else whine about it so authentically is almost as good as the real thing I think.
Anyone ever listen to Crywank? I always felt like they were the European version of TFB, the whole "they suck, but I love them" describes them perfectly well.
The Front Bottoms elicits nostalgia. They sound like a few friends jamming in their moms basement and remind me of summers spent with friends in high school. My mom saw them live at a festival in jersey and said how awful she thought they were. I just laughed and was like “yeah it’s a specific vibe and I love them”.
It's a perfect description of TFB. I've introduced a lot of people to them and they talk about how bad they are. Then I tell them "no, just listen closely, dude." And they still say "they suck." Kinda like Bloodhound Gang, and not at all at the same time. I'll play this for my friends first next time. Thank you. 🤘
i think the best way to describe brian’s voice is raw and real it’s very authentic- and when he sings, you can hear the heart he’s pouring into every lyric- its very vivid, you know? i love it to be honest
I once said they're good and my friend said "fuck you they have like 2 good songs" and I never knew he listened to them because all he listens to is rap
@@NateTheMateForever perfect tune to conclude a snowcone trek! the acoustic version in Paste Studios is also awesome. Really drives that song home as a classic TFB
I'm probably in the minority but I like all of Going Grey. I actually hated it the first listen through but I came around on it. Don't Fill Up on Chips and Vacation Town are my two favorite tracks and even though it's really annoying-sounding, I find myself singing Trampoline all the time.
the first time i heard the front bottoms it was because"father" came onto my discover weekly in 2017 and as someone with terminal daddy issues and PHEW when i tell you i have never been the same since ....
I fell in love with this band in my first year of high school, this is the band that introduced me to Emo and folk punk. I now associate it with hot summer nights, public swimming pools, skateboarding, my ninth grade swim season and long bike rides. As 2020 continues to kick everyone’s collective ass I have faith that in sickness and in flames will bring a bit of much needed joy. I hope to see them love one day and I hope mat and Brian are having an ok time and aren’t too uncomfortable.
The Front bottoms are my favorite band. No band has ever made me feel the same. Their lyrics are so dumb but mean so much. It's like having a conversation with your close friends at 3 am. It's a chilly mid-fall evening after walking around town to do nothing. When camouflage first dropped I was with my friends helping put together a bed and I asked to play it since I was so excited. My friends hear "we are smoke, living on your parent's property" and they laugh. At the time I was a little embarrassed but you can't justify TFB lyrics. They never make sense but they hit me hard.
Its simple. Brian and Mat are phenomenal song writers. Brian is a good singer despite of his voice being unique, he doesn't push himself on the guitar, he plays what he knows he can and he does it perfectly. Mat is one of the most underrated drummers in all of music, he is unbelievably talented. Brian's lyrics are beautiful. Your points are accurate too though, they have a whole vibe to them that is so inviting, but it works so well because they really are great at what they do. Also, Going Grey is a fantastic album.
It was BAD! like really really bad... The studio seems to have morphed them into something their not. i wish i could delete these past 2 albums and replace them with what once made them great.
Julio Gulio agreed. I like Ann because PBTT and Lonely Eyes absolutely slap but In Sickness and Flame really, really didn’t hit it for me. Apart from Camouflage I don’t think i even mildly liked any other songs from it
@@TheJulioGulio I really like IS&IF, actually. But I understand exactly what you mean. Its quite different, it doesn't really have the same feeling to it, which is sad :(
I’m from nj and these guys stopped by in a songwriting camp I was participating in, they had to go but decided to stay for a while to write with everyone there, they are all such creative musicians but also very wholesome and kind hearted people,
i love to hear that your favorite is their self titled rather than talon; i found that album in early 2014 alongside other pop punk legends and i fell in love. listening to that self titled now brings back the nostalgia of enjoying life, hanging with friends, and appreciating the memories i experienced before the anxiety got so bad. good shit mate
I remember when I first heard Twin Size Mattress back in 2013... Don't know why, but when Sella says "And my nightmares will have nightmares every night," I got chills. It's something about how he sings it, or the lyrics, or how the song crescendos at that point, or all of it. That said, as a Jersey native, I thought they'd usher in a new NJ scene. I also thought I'd love them more than I do. I still love about 70% of the stuff they put out there, the other 30% borders on the monotonous side of some midwest emo. Still can't wait for the next project!
This is making me even more sad that the concert I was going to go to in April was canceled. I see them every time they play in NYC, their concerts are amazing. You haven't heart Twin Sized Mattress until you've heard it live-- I'm not being pretentious about live music, it's just a transcending experience
I got into The Front Bottoms in highschool at peak teenage shenanigans and your idea that their music makes you reminisce on random memories is something I never even recognised but is also so true
The first song I ever heard from them was "flash light" and I got hooked I started seeing more of their songs come on my playlist and I was happy they have amazing songs they ate just stories
I am not sure if i heard this fro. someone else. But their lyrics feel like going to a party where you only know Brian, and you hear all their old stories and injokes without knowing the whole context. And i love it
Lone star straight up fucking got me through an abortion. Their songs have gotten me through so many things in general but dear god I couldn't have coped without the comfort of having something so emotionally complex be explained in the way that they express things, which is like Nate says, relatable yet doesn't downplay the seriousness of the situation at all.
TFB self titled will always hold a special place in my heart. its the most raw. its not too rusty, but not too overproduced either. the newer their album, the more it sounds “too professional” “too clean” etc. self titled has the most interesting and unique lyrics too
saw them in 2018 and i had a sign asking them to play wolfman and brian said they couldn't but then said "this next songs for you" and then played the beers and i have not been the same since. they are such down to earth people.
When my mom passed away suddenly a few years ago, so I could stand to listen to was the front bottoms. They are so brutally honest and genuine it was comforting.
This video popped up in my recommendations and now I'm 3/5 albums deep and agree with a lot of this video. It made me think of weird details and memories I never really thought about before. Definitely a little life changing.
From following the front bottoms for the past seven years, it's been interesting to see the major differences in style for every album - change can be scary, and so sometimes when a new album dropped I would get this feeling like "oh no, what's happening to the front bottoms?" but ultimately I've loved everything, even if I didn't like it at first. I totally get why Going Grey seemed off for some people, but you know what? I kept listening to it, and now it's like the soundtrack for that period of my life. Far Drive in particular gives me an inexplicable feeling that no other music can replicate. Raining also instantly became one of my favourite songs of all time - so I don't mind the changes, in fact I think that if we had seven albums just like talon, then talon would have eventually become indistinguishable from everything else?
Spot on how I feel about them and their evolution. I had a knee-jerk reaction to GG but then I made myself unclench and give it a fair shake and found it had a lot of poignancy.
The front bottoms for me was one of those bands where you wanted them to be successful, but, not successful enough to become mainstream because they could, you know, get picked up by fueld by Ramen. And I know thats selfish and snobby but this band was and is very important to me and I didn't want them to change. Still glad they're doing good for themselves though
I found the Front Bottoms, when they opened for Manchester Orchestra (my favorite band) around 2013ish. I remember liking the sound but what struck me was the fans. A bunch came to just hear The Front Bottoms and didn't stay for the headliner. So naturally after the concert I started listening to them and they are a part of my rotation to this day.
I am still obsessed with the Fairbanks track because it brings me back big time to their Fairbanks show in the pub and after party. they used so much stuff pictures, videos, and samples in back on top from Alaska I was wondering if they were ever gonna put that time in a song and it's nowwwwwwww
My sister dragged me to one of their Philly shows nearly 3 years ago. I’d only ever heard twin size mattress. I spent the whole week before listening to their discography in preparation. Seeing them live and having barely known them was the ultimate experience.. it was real.. like falling in love with someone you just met. It kept getting better and better and more exciting. I was jealous of everyone in the room who’d got to experience them longer. I’ll never forget how awesome it felt. Loveee them with my whole heart for the rest of my life. Lolol.
Something I appreciate about them is that they have very happy and very sad songs (i guess when they are sad they are sad but when they’re happy oh god they’re happy). But really I think lots of bands in the genre brand themselves as really sad music or really sad. But TFB have so many happy songs that but still keep it real with the sad still.
my favorite thing about them is that their songs could mean a number of different things throughout my life. When I was in HS i could relate to some of their songs to my life, and now that i'm a college student I can relate to the same songs but in different ways
i met them at riot fest in chicago in 2019 and accidentally asked matt to take a pic of me with brian. still think abt it. but they thought it was so funny lmao they were still laughing about it as my friend and i walked away. super super nice and genuine guys
I absolutely adore this band and agree the self-titled is their best (it helped get me through a dark period of my life). But I also had to learn to give up expecting them to make an album that sounds like it. The folk-punk stuff is gone, they've moved on to a bigger sound. Getting out of that mindset really helped with me being able to appreciate Going Grey- which I absolutely love. Since you mentioned "In Sickness..." seems like a return to form, I'm excited to hear it in full later tonight when I'm off work.
Yes to this whole video!! I also discovered them in 2013 and felt like I was late to the party but they were just beginning to take off! Such a good band. Made my angsty teen heart feel so many things. And my best friend will still get drunk and play The Beers on the bar jukebox every once in a while lol we’re the only ones ever singing
I’ve always hated TFB songs on the first listen but they always grow on me. Every song is terrible but for some reason I’m singing along a day later loving every single second of their albums
i swear this band saved my life. they are ALL that i listen too. when my boyfriend and i broke up, i felt the worst pain and heartbreak i’ve ever felt. i couldn’t sleep, eat, or really do anything i was listening to TFB. they’re like my safe space. they’re my home. they make me happy when nothing else can.
last night i was working on a bit of shitty metalocalypse vent-fanfic and as soon as i wrote the words, "[...] “Yea, yer right. _We dhon’t_." (_Ew._ Pickles always cringes so fuckin' hard at the way his brother squashes those dental consonants up against the roof of his mouth.) [...]" i realized i was thinking of brian sella. and then this morning this is in my recommendeds-feels like some sorta serendipity i havent really listened to anything of theirs after Back on Top, or even all of that one for transparency- basically all* for reasons you were able to put much more succinctly here than i ever could. i probably won't listen to the new one either, but i am excited for it nonetheless ✌🏻
i really love the front bottoms so much bc even though they’ve gotten bigger, they’re music hasn’t changed too much. you can tell they’ve grown up and it shows in their music, but they still have the same vibe. they’ve stuck with what they love and it’s nice
I will never forget sitting down with some friends to cut stickers and listen to music, I very casually play Father just to hear an "Oh... ok" after the first bit. Sorry dude, it slaps
Something so special about their pre-s/t stuff is just so special. Nothing is wrong with their post s/t stuff as I love most their post s/t stuff as well, but something about I Hate My Friends, Brothers Can’t Be Friends, My Grandma VS Pneumonia and the rare Myspace cd, 2.0 is just special. It was when they were 3 guys just making music in their basement.
I subbed because I really enjoy Nates videos. This band canceled the only time we booked them but our venues been closed since March and I miss you guys
The reasons I love The front bottoms is because their music is what I imagine my anxiety would sound like if it were to compose music. Idk maybe that doesnt make sense but Idk how else to describe it.
For so long I thought that I was the only person who when they listen to TFB gets flooded with obscure and specific memories but I’ve been seeing so many people saying the same recently and it strangely warms my heart.
thanks again nate, great content as always. Keep up the good work and stay safe. Love TFB and could be my favourite band of all time. have a good one, sending support from the UK again!
Oh my God this title perfectly describes my relationship with TFB, lord everytime I listen to them something about them just makes their song suck, but damn do I still slap it over and over again, even yellign their lyrics at the top of my lungs.
One of my favorite ever music experiences was seeing the Front Bottoms opening for Brand New. They perfectly captured their carefree attitude by having a couch on stage with two random friends on it and a tv playing a movie. Everything just felt fun and comfortable.
I am very new to the party and only just discovered talon of the eagle recently. I'm absolutely head over heels in love with it. Funny you should ask is one of the best songs I've heard in a long time. Looking forward to discovering everything else they've done. Singer is phenomenal. So my question is which album should I tackle next?
I found The Front Bottoms in my freshman year and it's been 4 years since then. I went through a lot then and I've changed since then, but I still stick to them because their music is just so good to me. They suck, but at the same time. They're so amazing.
Im gonna be honest. I loved Going Grey. I genuinely related to it in minor ways. Like i had done with Self Titled. And Talon of the hawk. But what made those 2 albums amazing for me was the innocence and weirdness of high school and the oddities that came with it. I was a junior learning to play the guitar to try and be in a cover band with 4 other of my really good friends and wed always just jam to TFB and MOBO and it was great.
First time I seen tfb was when 'back on top' was out for a while. Show was energetic, small room, bunch of drunk dudes singing along, just a great show. Fast forward a year later and 'going grey' just came out. Show was in a way larger venue with 90% young teens, never have I seen such an empty bar at a show because everyone was mostly underaged. I felt embarrassed that I took a date to the show. Nothing as cringy as a bunch of 12 year old girls whipping their hair and screaming the lyrics in front of me. Like I'm in my 30s and 'going grey' was music for tweens. I'm gonna take today and listen to their new album and hope they can make a comeback because they were a great band once.
I feel like the music I’m going grey is great it’s a shame the fan experience ruined it for you. I think the music is great regardless of the demographic
@@camsheet4649 I feel like going grey had decent written songs, they just didnt execute it properly on the album. On the other hand, the new album is pretty fucking rad so far.
How come you didn't complain about the drunk men singing along to TFB but when girls do it you hated it now I kown that lots of fangirls are only there because thay think yhe singer is cute but there are girls like me who enjoy the music and who enjoy singing
i've been listening to the front bottoms since i was in 8th grade... im entering my first year of college now. their old albums have gotten me through some really rough times, but im excited to hear their new music and genre because they're growing and adapting into something new and that is something i think a lot of people can relate to as they grow up/get older
I found TFB quite by accident (Iheart radio app) and fell right away. Twin size mattress was the song. God forbid a 41 year old married dude with 2 kids should love a band whose name is slang for 'vagina'. (Hopefully my kids haven't figured that one out). These dudes are great b/c they're absolutely real.
I feel very seen by this video. The amounts of times I’ve had to sit quiet while people (mostly men) shit on them is countless. I think a big part of why TFB get shit on is because they have a very dedicated female fan base made of young girls who are attracted to their more pop sensibilities (this is just my opinion as a girl who got into them as a teen). They got me through some of the roughest periods of my life. Plus they are friends with Chris Gethard (he’s how I found them) and you can hear the influence of comedians on Brian’s lyrics. As a I wrote in a recent TFB meme I made “Yes I still listen to the Front Bottoms. I was in an abusive relationship in high school and Brian Stellas voice comforts me” Listening to Going Grey this summer made me smile and sometimes I just wanna smile.
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Fav TFB album? Mine is s/t
Self titled ez
wait... Front bottom manner?
I hate my friends. Listened to it too much to say otherwise
same
Same
Brian Sella could read off his grocery list in a monotone voice and I’d still say it slaps.
and we would all be like “ugh this is so deep tfb just gets me” lmfao
best comment
YES
Alexander Supertramp do it
Yes
The front bottoms are the music definition of chaotic good
Welp can’t wait to play a front bottoms inspired bard now, thanks!
this
Thought this is just Marietta?
Yes
Yes❤️
The front bottoms have the perfect amount of awkwardness and relatability in their music, and I absolutely love that.
I’ve never met someone else who is so passionate about the front bottoms. I want to be friends with everyone that liked this video
Let's be friends, let's fucking talk about it
i fucking love tfb, for years now
Saaaaaame. Its so wild to me when I bump into other living breathing people that unironically enjoy them
YES
that's it!
The Front Bottoms make me nostalgic for stuff I never experienced.
This, hits it on the hand.
that's literally it
Seriously. I feel like I’m Brian’s friend and I’ve never met him before. And all the stories he tells I feel like I was there for them like I made up my own reality of what I interpret the song as.
old comment. But yeah. A lot of this stuff sounds like late teen-young adult life shenaniganry. It's something that I've never really been able to experience myself due to moving or illness. So hearing somebody else whine about it so authentically is almost as good as the real thing I think.
objectively they suck but they make me feel Things, and as an emotionally constipated icon, i love it
they make me feel like silly putty
@@NateTheMateForever same
I just recommended The Front Bottoms to somebody and I told it's kinda sounds like Violent Femmes covering Weezer songs.
HAHAHAHA
this is the most accurate thing i’ve ever read
when I played them for my mom years ago she said it reminds her of the Violent Femmes!!!
what a wonderfully succinct way to describe their exact sound
i'm stealing this
Anyone ever listen to Crywank? I always felt like they were the European version of TFB, the whole "they suck, but I love them" describes them perfectly well.
I love crywank!!!
yess i agree! i love crywank
I love crywank they suck in the greatest way
@@pissman6 we should all be friends lol I dont know anyone who likes crywank
@@lalatheepic6421 same no one I know knows them even though there great
Last time I was this early, I fell asleep in the front seat. I never sleep in the front seat; I'm too tall.
My friends always tell me that line reminds me of them, bc I’m 6”4 and I also... well nvm
And you can so stoned?
BUT I GOT SOOOO STOOOONEDD
“They aren’t a band, they’re an entire vibe” YES, I couldn’t agree more!!!
The Front Bottoms elicits nostalgia. They sound like a few friends jamming in their moms basement and remind me of summers spent with friends in high school. My mom saw them live at a festival in jersey and said how awful she thought they were. I just laughed and was like “yeah it’s a specific vibe and I love them”.
Thank you for putting that into words, that's exactly how I feel
king of making videos about bands right before they release an album that could be detrimental to the entirety of everything stated in the video
I’m outta my damn mind 24/7
Sheesh bro didn’t need to be called out like that this early in the morning, or maybe he did
my cousin ben texted me and said that this video was sick af
This isn’t just a video. it’s an entire vibe.
It's a perfect description of TFB. I've introduced a lot of people to them and they talk about how bad they are. Then I tell them "no, just listen closely, dude." And they still say "they suck." Kinda like Bloodhound Gang, and not at all at the same time. I'll play this for my friends first next time. Thank you. 🤘
Ben was correct.
i think the best way to describe brian’s voice is raw and real
it’s very authentic- and when he sings, you can hear the heart he’s pouring into every lyric- its very vivid, you know?
i love it to be honest
"The better a singer's voice, the harder it is to believe what they're saying." - David Byrne (Talking Heads)
I’ve never met someone who’s heard of The Front Bottoms
it used to be like that but now i feel like i can mention them and most people know a few songs
Parker Watts the other day I had someone who “felt like they heard of them” and they clearly had never lmao but that’s the closest I’ve gotten
I once said they're good and my friend said "fuck you they have like 2 good songs" and I never knew he listened to them because all he listens to is rap
I love that Brian talks and sings at the same time. It's literally why I like them in combination with the acoustic playing.
Vacation Town was pretty solid from Going Grey.
I agree. my friend drew and i were listening to it the other day on our way back from getting snowcones
@@NateTheMateForever perfect tune to conclude a snowcone trek!
the acoustic version in Paste Studios is also awesome. Really drives that song home as a classic TFB
I like grand finale
Far Drives slaps hard too but overall it’s easily the worst album
I'm probably in the minority but I like all of Going Grey. I actually hated it the first listen through but I came around on it. Don't Fill Up on Chips and Vacation Town are my two favorite tracks and even though it's really annoying-sounding, I find myself singing Trampoline all the time.
the first time i heard the front bottoms it was because"father" came onto my discover weekly in 2017 and as someone with terminal daddy issues and PHEW when i tell you i have never been the same since ....
me when i first heard "funny you should ask" as a 13 year old struggling with emotions off of pandora
I discovered them from a south park animatic to that exact song lol
You gotta love calling the album In Sickness and Flames when California is burning to the ground mid covid.
and that's where i am currently! I hope I burn while listening to the album
Nate The Mate just don’t cough
I fell in love with this band in my first year of high school, this is the band that introduced me to Emo and folk punk. I now associate it with hot summer nights, public swimming pools, skateboarding, my ninth grade swim season and long bike rides. As 2020 continues to kick everyone’s collective ass I have faith that in sickness and in flames will bring a bit of much needed joy. I hope to see them love one day and I hope mat and Brian are having an ok time and aren’t too uncomfortable.
Are you me?? I remember listening to tfb during my 9th grade swim season (especially coming back from meets late at night and blasting s/t on the bus)
Hannah Bachman They just have so many lyrics about pools and teen angst it’s just so fitting sinsisjakaka
The Front bottoms are my favorite band. No band has ever made me feel the same. Their lyrics are so dumb but mean so much. It's like having a conversation with your close friends at 3 am. It's a chilly mid-fall evening after walking around town to do nothing.
When camouflage first dropped I was with my friends helping put together a bed and I asked to play it since I was so excited. My friends hear "we are smoke, living on your parent's property" and they laugh. At the time I was a little embarrassed but you can't justify TFB lyrics. They never make sense but they hit me hard.
Its simple. Brian and Mat are phenomenal song writers. Brian is a good singer despite of his voice being unique, he doesn't push himself on the guitar, he plays what he knows he can and he does it perfectly. Mat is one of the most underrated drummers in all of music, he is unbelievably talented. Brian's lyrics are beautiful. Your points are accurate too though, they have a whole vibe to them that is so inviting, but it works so well because they really are great at what they do. Also, Going Grey is a fantastic album.
One of the biggest regrets of my life was never driving just three hours out of town to see the front bottoms.
They’re doing a small tour rn ! Maybe there’s a show near you
“He’s like the David Dobrik of indie music” that aged like milk
what do you mean
@@thatojadezweni I think David Dobrik did something shitty
Came here right after buying 70$ worth of their new album merch. I'm so so excited and proud of them- Happy In Sickness & In Flames release dayy
props
It was BAD! like really really bad... The studio seems to have morphed them into something their not. i wish i could delete these past 2 albums and replace them with what once made them great.
Julio Gulio agreed. I like Ann because PBTT and Lonely Eyes absolutely slap but In Sickness and Flame really, really didn’t hit it for me. Apart from Camouflage I don’t think i even mildly liked any other songs from it
@@TheJulioGulio I really like IS&IF, actually. But I understand exactly what you mean. Its quite different, it doesn't really have the same feeling to it, which is sad :(
I have never related more to a sentiment in my life than "after half a decade, back on top has grown on me like mold"
I’m from nj and these guys stopped by in a songwriting camp I was participating in, they had to go but decided to stay for a while to write with everyone there, they are all such creative musicians but also very wholesome and kind hearted people,
aw that's freakin amazing
“Remember when you got hit by a wet noodle”
Nice profile picture :)
@@lidijaaleksoska5559 thanks! It’s awesome seeing so many people with it
Getting refunded for tickets was one of the hardest days of my life
parts of this video feel like they could ramble into a front bottoms song
i love to hear that your favorite is their self titled rather than talon; i found that album in early 2014 alongside other pop punk legends and i fell in love. listening to that self titled now brings back the nostalgia of enjoying life, hanging with friends, and appreciating the memories i experienced before the anxiety got so bad. good shit mate
love you mate, excited you feel the same way
I remember when I first heard Twin Size Mattress back in 2013...
Don't know why, but when Sella says "And my nightmares will have nightmares every night," I got chills.
It's something about how he sings it, or the lyrics, or how the song crescendos at that point, or all of it.
That said, as a Jersey native, I thought they'd usher in a new NJ scene. I also thought I'd love them more than I do.
I still love about 70% of the stuff they put out there, the other 30% borders on the monotonous side of some midwest emo.
Still can't wait for the next project!
I didn’t realize they had a new album bc I rediscovered them in June and didn’t check back in THIS FUCKKNG SLAPS
This is making me even more sad that the concert I was going to go to in April was canceled. I see them every time they play in NYC, their concerts are amazing. You haven't heart Twin Sized Mattress until you've heard it live-- I'm not being pretentious about live music, it's just a transcending experience
No, it's true. I think part of why I love them is so much is because I've had the privilege of seeing them play multiple times.
never found a video that described E X A C T L Y how i feel about this band before. instant subscribe, i kind of might cry over this analysis now
I got into The Front Bottoms in highschool at peak teenage shenanigans and your idea that their music makes you reminisce on random memories is something I never even recognised but is also so true
i’m so happy with in sickness and in flames bc it feels like the chaotic good tfb that i fell in love with
The first song I ever heard from them was "flash light" and I got hooked I started seeing more of their songs come on my playlist and I was happy they have amazing songs they ate just stories
i appreciate your writing, totally overlooked but it’s exceptional
that honestly means the world to me. like, seriously. I truly hope you have an outstanding balance of your day
Justice for Back on Top!! I agree it's just as good as Talon. Has some of my favorite collection of songs on that record
I am not sure if i heard this fro. someone else. But their lyrics feel like going to a party where you only know Brian, and you hear all their old stories and injokes without knowing the whole context. And i love it
Flashlight & Father have to be the most soul wrenching pieces of music I’ve listened to probably ever & I love them :’)
Really appreciate the Fantano clip at the start
fuckthony memetano
crazy how thicc a melon can get
Lone star straight up fucking got me through an abortion. Their songs have gotten me through so many things in general but dear god I couldn't have coped without the comfort of having something so emotionally complex be explained in the way that they express things, which is like Nate says, relatable yet doesn't downplay the seriousness of the situation at all.
TFB self titled will always hold a special place in my heart. its the most raw. its not too rusty, but not too overproduced either. the newer their album, the more it sounds “too professional” “too clean” etc. self titled has the most interesting and unique lyrics too
"The David dobrick of indie music" Perfect description
That one didn't age quite too well 😐
@@moremediums2390 shii
they've been my favorite band since 2016, i love them and i love when brian purposefully sings off key or talks in the middle of the song
saw them in 2018 and i had a sign asking them to play wolfman and brian said they couldn't but then said "this next songs for you" and then played the beers and i have not been the same since. they are such down to earth people.
When my mom passed away suddenly a few years ago, so I could stand to listen to was the front bottoms. They are so brutally honest and genuine it was comforting.
This video popped up in my recommendations and now I'm 3/5 albums deep and agree with a lot of this video. It made me think of weird details and memories I never really thought about before. Definitely a little life changing.
6:03 I completely agree with this part, when I sing along to tfb, I have to sing nasally or it just won’t sound right.
From following the front bottoms for the past seven years, it's been interesting to see the major differences in style for every album - change can be scary, and so sometimes when a new album dropped I would get this feeling like "oh no, what's happening to the front bottoms?" but ultimately I've loved everything, even if I didn't like it at first. I totally get why Going Grey seemed off for some people, but you know what? I kept listening to it, and now it's like the soundtrack for that period of my life. Far Drive in particular gives me an inexplicable feeling that no other music can replicate. Raining also instantly became one of my favourite songs of all time - so I don't mind the changes, in fact I think that if we had seven albums just like talon, then talon would have eventually become indistinguishable from everything else?
Spot on how I feel about them and their evolution. I had a knee-jerk reaction to GG but then I made myself unclench and give it a fair shake and found it had a lot of poignancy.
The front bottoms for me was one of those bands where you wanted them to be successful, but, not successful enough to become mainstream because they could, you know, get picked up by fueld by Ramen. And I know thats selfish and snobby but this band was and is very important to me and I didn't want them to change. Still glad they're doing good for themselves though
And then they did get picked up by them LMAO
I found the Front Bottoms, when they opened for Manchester Orchestra (my favorite band) around 2013ish. I remember liking the sound but what struck me was the fans. A bunch came to just hear The Front Bottoms and didn't stay for the headliner. So naturally after the concert I started listening to them and they are a part of my rotation to this day.
I am still obsessed with the Fairbanks track because it brings me back big time to their Fairbanks show in the pub and after party. they used so much stuff pictures, videos, and samples in back on top from Alaska I was wondering if they were ever gonna put that time in a song and it's nowwwwwwww
My sister dragged me to one of their Philly shows nearly 3 years ago. I’d only ever heard twin size mattress. I spent the whole week before listening to their discography in preparation. Seeing them live and having barely known them was the ultimate experience.. it was real.. like falling in love with someone you just met. It kept getting better and better and more exciting. I was jealous of everyone in the room who’d got to experience them longer. I’ll never forget how awesome it felt. Loveee them with my whole heart for the rest of my life. Lolol.
you really just hit me with the twin size mattress right at the beginning.... damn son my heart is exploding ;;
I was on a TFB binge yesterday and then you upload this. You spying on me, Nate?
Best concert Iv ever been too is these guys live in Seattle. Few rows from the front. Fucking mind blowing live
Something I appreciate about them is that they have very happy and very sad songs (i guess when they are sad they are sad but when they’re happy oh god they’re happy). But really I think lots of bands in the genre brand themselves as really sad music or really sad. But TFB have so many happy songs that but still keep it real with the sad still.
my favorite thing about them is that their songs could mean a number of different things throughout my life. When I was in HS i could relate to some of their songs to my life, and now that i'm a college student I can relate to the same songs but in different ways
i met them at riot fest in chicago in 2019 and accidentally asked matt to take a pic of me with brian. still think abt it. but they thought it was so funny lmao they were still laughing about it as my friend and i walked away. super super nice and genuine guys
i really wish i couldve experienced one of their smaller concerts but im so proud of how far theyve come over the years :(
finding a friend as a tbf fan is so cool i wish those people were real
I found them after the release of their debut album. I have to say they have stuck with me over all these years on the highest regards.
I absolutely adore this band and agree the self-titled is their best (it helped get me through a dark period of my life). But I also had to learn to give up expecting them to make an album that sounds like it. The folk-punk stuff is gone, they've moved on to a bigger sound. Getting out of that mindset really helped with me being able to appreciate Going Grey- which I absolutely love. Since you mentioned "In Sickness..." seems like a return to form, I'm excited to hear it in full later tonight when I'm off work.
Yes to this whole video!! I also discovered them in 2013 and felt like I was late to the party but they were just beginning to take off! Such a good band. Made my angsty teen heart feel so many things. And my best friend will still get drunk and play The Beers on the bar jukebox every once in a while lol we’re the only ones ever singing
I’ve always hated TFB songs on the first listen but they always grow on me. Every song is terrible but for some reason I’m singing along a day later loving every single second of their albums
ahaha i get what you're saying
i swear this band saved my life. they are ALL that i listen too. when my boyfriend and i broke up, i felt the worst pain and heartbreak i’ve ever felt. i couldn’t sleep, eat, or really do anything i was listening to TFB. they’re like my safe space. they’re my home. they make me happy when nothing else can.
last night i was working on a bit of shitty metalocalypse vent-fanfic and as soon as i wrote the words, "[...] “Yea, yer right. _We dhon’t_." (_Ew._ Pickles always cringes so fuckin' hard at the way his brother squashes those dental consonants up against the roof of his mouth.) [...]" i realized i was thinking of brian sella. and then this morning this is in my recommendeds-feels like some sorta serendipity
i havent really listened to anything of theirs after Back on Top, or even all of that one for transparency- basically all* for reasons you were able to put much more succinctly here than i ever could. i probably won't listen to the new one either, but i am excited for it nonetheless ✌🏻
i really love the front bottoms so much bc even though they’ve gotten bigger, they’re music hasn’t changed too much. you can tell they’ve grown up and it shows in their music, but they still have the same vibe. they’ve stuck with what they love and it’s nice
I will never forget sitting down with some friends to cut stickers and listen to music, I very casually play Father just to hear an "Oh... ok" after the first bit. Sorry dude, it slaps
Something so special about their pre-s/t stuff is just so special. Nothing is wrong with their post s/t stuff as I love most their post s/t stuff as well, but something about I Hate My Friends, Brothers Can’t Be Friends, My Grandma VS Pneumonia and the rare Myspace cd, 2.0 is just special. It was when they were 3 guys just making music in their basement.
I subbed because I really enjoy Nates videos. This band canceled the only time we booked them but our venues been closed since March and I miss you guys
Support local venues ❤️ I hope we can party again soon
Cam Sheet Thanks we miss you
appreciate you john
Nate The Mate Your the man Nate . Love your work
my favorite tfb song is definitely legit tattoo gun. underrated
Mine is Be nice to me on I hate my friends.
Mine is you wouldnt be laughing on I hate all my friends
Happy album release day everyone!
cheeeeers!
I thought i was alone but you captured all my points perfectly:’) , your commentary is a masterpiece and I’m living for it.(‘: -new sub:)!!
The reasons I love The front bottoms is because their music is what I imagine my anxiety would sound like if it were to compose music. Idk maybe that doesnt make sense but Idk how else to describe it.
The intro killed me, lmao. I love this shit man. Thanks.
haha love you harry. your videos rule
@@NateTheMateForever Thank you so much, mate. I appreciate it (:
Spot on storytelling !!!
my MAN!
Great Video. I don't understand the Going Grey hate though. Its my favorite album of all time. I love how it begins with and ends with the ocean.
Dude thank you for introducing me to one of my new favorite bands
For so long I thought that I was the only person who when they listen to TFB gets flooded with obscure and specific memories but I’ve been seeing so many people saying the same recently and it strangely warms my heart.
Eu amo tanto essa banda, cada álbum
É tão nostálgico, mesmo sendo relativamente distante da minha realidade. O meu sonho é ouvir eles ao vivo
This made me feel so understood
thanks again nate, great content as always. Keep up the good work and stay safe. Love TFB and could be my favourite band of all time.
have a good one, sending support from the UK again!
Oh my God this title perfectly describes my relationship with TFB, lord everytime I listen to them something about them just makes their song suck, but damn do I still slap it over and over again, even yellign their lyrics at the top of my lungs.
One of my favorite ever music experiences was seeing the Front Bottoms opening for Brand New. They perfectly captured their carefree attitude by having a couch on stage with two random friends on it and a tv playing a movie. Everything just felt fun and comfortable.
I am very new to the party and only just discovered talon of the eagle recently. I'm absolutely head over heels in love with it. Funny you should ask is one of the best songs I've heard in a long time. Looking forward to discovering everything else they've done. Singer is phenomenal. So my question is which album should I tackle next?
I found The Front Bottoms in my freshman year and it's been 4 years since then. I went through a lot then and I've changed since then, but I still stick to them because their music is just so good to me. They suck, but at the same time. They're so amazing.
The joke with joe Rogan was so perfect it deserves a follow. Lol love it you’re a create creator! ❤️ glad to have found this video.
Going Grey did feel “off”. Going Grey had beautiful songs, but the energy was not the same at all. I’m glad you said it. Lol 😂
I agree, going grey is alright but not my favorite. But in sickness and in flames….. so incredible.
agreed, leaf pile is one of their best songs
Im gonna be honest. I loved Going Grey. I genuinely related to it in minor ways. Like i had done with Self Titled. And Talon of the hawk. But what made those 2 albums amazing for me was the innocence and weirdness of high school and the oddities that came with it. I was a junior learning to play the guitar to try and be in a cover band with 4 other of my really good friends and wed always just jam to TFB and MOBO and it was great.
First time I seen tfb was when 'back on top' was out for a while. Show was energetic, small room, bunch of drunk dudes singing along, just a great show. Fast forward a year later and 'going grey' just came out. Show was in a way larger venue with 90% young teens, never have I seen such an empty bar at a show because everyone was mostly underaged. I felt embarrassed that I took a date to the show. Nothing as cringy as a bunch of 12 year old girls whipping their hair and screaming the lyrics in front of me. Like I'm in my 30s and 'going grey' was music for tweens. I'm gonna take today and listen to their new album and hope they can make a comeback because they were a great band once.
I feel like the music I’m going grey is great it’s a shame the fan experience ruined it for you. I think the music is great regardless of the demographic
@@camsheet4649 I feel like going grey had decent written songs, they just didnt execute it properly on the album. On the other hand, the new album is pretty fucking rad so far.
How come you didn't complain about the drunk men singing along to TFB but when girls do it you hated it now I kown that lots of fangirls are only there because thay think yhe singer is cute but there are girls like me who enjoy the music and who enjoy singing
@@charlottestreet3301 that's it, I'm officially coming out of mosh retirement. You just got chosen.
i've been listening to the front bottoms since i was in 8th grade... im entering my first year of college now. their old albums have gotten me through some really rough times, but im excited to hear their new music and genre because they're growing and adapting into something new and that is something i think a lot of people can relate to as they grow up/get older
I found TFB quite by accident (Iheart radio app) and fell right away. Twin size mattress was the song. God forbid a 41 year old married dude with 2 kids should love a band whose name is slang for 'vagina'. (Hopefully my kids haven't figured that one out). These dudes are great b/c they're absolutely real.
I feel very seen by this video. The amounts of times I’ve had to sit quiet while people (mostly men) shit on them is countless. I think a big part of why TFB get shit on is because they have a very dedicated female fan base made of young girls who are attracted to their more pop sensibilities (this is just my opinion as a girl who got into them as a teen). They got me through some of the roughest periods of my life. Plus they are friends with Chris Gethard (he’s how I found them) and you can hear the influence of comedians on Brian’s lyrics. As a I wrote in a recent TFB meme I made “Yes I still listen to the Front Bottoms. I was in an abusive relationship in high school and Brian Stellas voice comforts me” Listening to Going Grey this summer made me smile and sometimes I just wanna smile.
their lyrics are just so good and so wordy im actually going crazy watching this video this ban permanently altered my brain chemistry