United Nations (lyric, hardcore, albums, Kiss, screamo)

BlueCadet · 03-12-2009, 03:53 PM

United Nations was started by Geoff Rickly, the vocalist/lyricist of the band Thursday. Other artists involved in the project possibly include Daryl Palumbo, vocalist of Glassjaw and Head Automatica, and Ben Koller, drummer for Converge. However, all members except for Rickly are under contracts with other record labels and are not legally permitted to work in projects released by another label, making it difficult for the official lineup to be well-known.

This is the only album they have out right now (self-titled), but apparently they have like two already recorded just waiting to be released. Anyone heard this album? I think its fantastic, probably the best hardcore record from 2008 in my opinion.

swim · 03-12-2009, 04:14 PM

I didn't know this was a Rickly band. That's a shame because they suck.

xcult_classicx · 03-12-2009, 04:30 PM

i beg to disagree, if i didn't know anyone from thursday or kiss it goodbye was in it, i'd totally say this is the best thing to come out of nowhere since god knows when. but that's me. i just dig this stuff.

alliteration · 03-12-2009, 07:06 PM

yeah, i thought this was pretty terrible.

paengkee · 03-13-2009, 12:00 AM

theyre a few years too late to ride on the bandwagon imo. this is what happens when you do screamo all too well.

sugarandspite · 03-17-2009, 12:28 AM

I think it's a pretty well done CD.

I'm personally looking forward to their next releases.

Rubber · 03-22-2009, 10:11 AM

(from an interview with Rickly...)

I feel like there's a huge influence from the Nation Of Ulysses regarding the aesthetic, the song titles and even the band name.
Absolutely. Actually, we're working on a kids record right now called United Nations Plays Pretty For A Bunch Of ****ing Babies, which is gonna be all the same songs from the full-length, but done [like] Kidz Bop jams.

[Cracking up.] Seriously?
Seriously. As serious as that idea could possibly be. That's how serious this is. [Rickly later clarified that kids will not actually be singing on the record, but more accessible, child-pandering vocals and novelty instruments such as xylophones will be utilized. He drew a comparison to the Wiggles as an example.]

Is Eyeball putting that out too?
I'm not sure. It might come free with the first 1000 or 2000 orders, and then never be printed again. So it's just like a thing that people who are excited about it in the first place [get], and everybody else [will miss] out on.

Get pumped.

sugarandspite · 03-22-2009, 05:09 PM

Holy ****. I'm so excited about that!

I'm going to have to buy that when it comes out!

Alfred · 12-30-2009, 08:05 PM

Did anyone else get on this? I personally think it's one of the best hardcore albums I've heard in while. Looking forward to hearing more stuff by these guys.

Rubber · 01-04-2010, 08:19 PM

All I really got from this is that they really don't like Refused.

03-12-2009, 03:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
BlueCadet Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 94	United Nations United Nations was started by Geoff Rickly, the vocalist/lyricist of the band Thursday. Other artists involved in the project possibly include Daryl Palumbo, vocalist of Glassjaw and Head Automatica, and Ben Koller, drummer for Converge. However, all members except for Rickly are under contracts with other record labels and are not legally permitted to work in projects released by another label, making it difficult for the official lineup to be well-known. This is the only album they have out right now (self-titled), but apparently they have like two already recorded just waiting to be released. Anyone heard this album? I think its fantastic, probably the best hardcore record from 2008 in my opinion.

03-12-2009, 04:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
swim dontcareaboutyou Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,188	I didn't know this was a Rickly band. That's a shame because they suck. __________________ http://nakednaps.bandcamp.com/

03-22-2009, 10:11 AM	#7 (permalink)
Rubber sidewalks Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Novi Posts: 401	(from an interview with Rickly...) I feel like there's a huge influence from the Nation Of Ulysses regarding the aesthetic, the song titles and even the band name. Absolutely. Actually, we're working on a kids record right now called United Nations Plays Pretty For A Bunch Of **ing Babies, which is gonna be all the same songs from the full-length, but done [like] Kidz Bop jams. [Cracking up.] Seriously? Seriously. As serious as that idea could possibly be. That's how serious this is. [Rickly later clarified that kids will not actually be singing on the record, but more accessible, child-pandering vocals and novelty instruments such as xylophones will be utilized. He drew a comparison to the Wiggles as an example.] Is Eyeball putting that out too?** I'm not sure. It might come free with the first 1000 or 2000 orders, and then never be printed again. So it's just like a thing that people who are excited about it in the first place [get], and everybody else [will miss] out on. Get pumped. __________________ and we stayed, sixteen.

12-30-2009, 08:05 PM	#9 (permalink)
Alfred one big soul Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 5,096	Did anyone else get on this? I personally think it's one of the best hardcore albums I've heard in while. Looking forward to hearing more stuff by these guys. __________________ LAST.FM / VINYL COLLECTION / RYM

01-04-2010, 08:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
Rubber sidewalks Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Novi Posts: 401	All I really got from this is that they really don't like Refused. __________________ and we stayed, sixteen.

03-12-2009, 04:30 PM	#3 (permalink)
xcult_classicx Offset Guitar Operator Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Manila, Philippines Posts: 1,149	i beg to disagree, if i didn't know anyone from thursday or kiss it goodbye was in it, i'd totally say this is the best thing to come out of nowhere since god knows when. but that's me. i just dig this stuff.

03-12-2009, 07:06 PM	#4 (permalink)
alliteration Music Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Michigan Posts: 352	yeah, i thought this was pretty terrible.

03-13-2009, 12:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
paengkee Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 66	theyre a few years too late to ride on the bandwagon imo. this is what happens when you do screamo all too well.

03-17-2009, 12:28 AM	#6 (permalink)
sugarandspite Groupie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 39	I think it's a pretty well done CD. I'm personally looking forward to their next releases.

03-22-2009, 05:09 PM	#8 (permalink)
sugarandspite Groupie Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 39	Holy ****. I'm so excited about that! I'm going to have to buy that when it comes out!