Partisan (2023, Reissue)
The second and final Record Store Day release I picked up this year was The Dismemberment Plan's fourth album, change. This one wasn't available in-store the day I went, so I had to pick it up online when leftovers were put up for sale the next day. I don't even remember what store I picked it up from. Port of Sound, I think? Anyway, it wasn't tough to track down and I ended up seeing it for sale on multiple sites that day.
After the tour de force that was Emergency & I, folks were understandably pretty psyched for the follow up. I've always liked Change and thought it was a good record, but it kind of isn't able to hold a candle to Emergency & I. The songs are all good, if not a bit mellower than the ones on their previous outing in general. For me, "Pay For The Piano" is the standout as it gets the most raucous of the bunch, but again, every song is good.
I do find it kind of off that the first two Dismemberment Plan records have never been released on vinyl. Even change had previously been released in 2014, I just hadn't picked it up at the time. I'd like to see the other ones get the treatment, even though, much like Change, they can't really compare to Emergency & I either. Sometimes it's tough when a band has a true classic in their catalog like that.
The Dismemberment Plan - Change:
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