Curious to know what everyone's post-reunion top 5 songs are. I'd have to go with (in no particular order):
Counterfeit Sky
Long Division
Submarines
Distorted Fields
And I'm trying not fall into recency bias, but Solid State or Moonlight Understands are definitely contenders to be included.
Hey there! So I start my senior year next school year and I want to go ahead and find a qoute and Im stuck (on you) between Failure and Smashing Pumpkins. Got anything for failure? Any lyrics I can use for it
Saw the band last night. Can’t stop thinking about it. I was as high as a kite. It was like repeatedly waking up from a good dream only to realize I was still in the good dream. Undone is my new favorite.
This 80's kid's age is showing but I chose the cassette over vinyl and have zero regrets lol
Kind of a Lennon-y space rock song. Kellii took it to another planet, naturally.
I recorded the Philly show from this past Sunday and posted the audio here:
https://archive.org/details/failure-live-at-underground-arts-2026-05-17_20260519
From my notes:
Live recording of Failure performing at Underground Arts in Philadelphia, PA, on May 17, 2026, in support of their Location Lost album. Incredible performance, as always, and a very memorable night of hearing the new material live for the first time.
I recorded the show with a pair of Tascam field recorders. One was a DR-07 fitted on a gorilla pod mounted over my shoulder, "Predator" style, facing the band. The other was a handheld DR-05 that was aimed up, getting the mix from the PA.
It's a very drums-forward mix - I was in the second row. I forgot that the band does not use conventional amps and instead runs guitar and bass through custom boards directly into the PA. In hindsight I probably could have gotten a better mix of the instruments by standing 15-20 feet back from the center, that seems to be the sweet spot. But Kellii crushes it on drums, and that's on full display here!
Enjoy!
I went to the Philly show last night. It was a great set, but at times it felt rote, which I get after them playing the same songs for more than three weeks. I know there are pros and cons, and it's certainly a choice that they purposefully made, but how do we feel about the same set list being played every night? I know some here have gone to multiple shows on the tour.
I’ve started a new music project, Leavers, featuring Kellii on drums, doing the remote session work. Pretty much a dream come true to have a working music relationship with the drummer of one of my all time favorite bands. We just dropped the 2nd single, and I’m just wanting to genuinely share it with a group that equally loves him!
Small venue, couldn’t get more than 25 yards away from them. First time seeing them live. I was worried that it would be tough to get their signature low end sounds from a stage, but it was perfect. Played all the songs I wanted to hear. Bucket list item checked. ;)
Small venue, couldn’t get more than 25 yards away from them. First time seeing them live. I was worried that it would be tough to get their signature low end sounds from a stage, but it was perfect. Played all the songs I wanted to hear. Bucket list item checked. ;)
Small venue, couldn’t get more than 25 yards away from them. First time seeing them live. I was worried that it would be tough to get their signature low end sounds from a stage, but it was perfect. Played all the songs I wanted to hear. Bucket list item checked. ;)
Last night at the Union Stage in Washington, D.C.
A few photos from an awesome DC gig. The crowd on Ken's side was super animated and they sounded really good. Go see this tour if you can!