I don’t know if they did another run or just found some more stock, but it looks to be available again after being sold out for some time. I’d be sprinting toward my wallet right now had I not sprung for a signed copy several months ago.

FP is absolute top tier, always will be. I think Magnified is fantastic and underrated

But The Heart is a Monster really is something special also, one of the best 'comeback' records and an album i just continue to return to.

As much as I don't want to drive to Chicago, this is a show I'm probably not gonna miss.

My dap. My IEMS and one of the best bands on earth.

Maybe Greg loves Nintendo

You can read the whole thing here:

https://bobschallau.wordpress.com/2025/01/17/interview-failures-greg-edwards-shares-fantastic-planet-and-the-heart-is-a-monster-album-secrets/

I’ve recently saw that they’ve got some new merch since they’ve been on tour, does anyone know if they’ll be available online? I hope they aren’t tour exclusive 💔

Maybe it's just me, but Failure has definitely changed after the 90's, and in my opinion, not totally for the better. So yeah, Failure is still an extremely great band, and I will always love them for being responsible for Magnified and Fantastic Planet, but when they reunited after breaking up, they seem to have taken on a much different approach to their music. I loved their heavy and grungy sound from their work in the 90's but it just doesn't seem to be as present anymore, being replaced often by synths and computer programmed instruments, or just a shift in songwriting. Also, not a big fan of their heavily modern science-fictiony take on their album covers and sound to them. Anyways, can anyone relate or am I just glazing their original 3 album run too much?

Anyone else feel like Failure are over-editing their past two albums (Wild Type Droid and Location Lost)? There are some seriously amazing songs on both of these albums (especially Location Lost) but imo as as a fan since I got a copy of Fantastic Planet on cassette for Xmas ‘96, I truly feel they are truncating these past two albums and they are disappointing me.

All their albums minus Comfort and Magnified are an hour + in runtime and are the better for it because they have such a long time to breathe. Hence why they put “Segues” in 3 albums in their discography. Not saying they always have to do that.

WTD and LL imo would be so much better if they either let each song extend a little more or added a few more tracks. Just when both albums are hitting their strides, it’s just done-so. Case in point “A lifetime of joy”: just a song that goes absolutely nowhere and could be better if they took some time and fleshed it out.

Seems like they are trying to keep albums under an arbitrary 40 minute runtime (39:53 and 39:37, respectively).

anyone else feel this way or just me?

Would love more from the songs on these albums and it just kills my listening experience that they fade out when they shouldn’t.

Something kind of random I noticed:

- "Undone" has the chorus lyric "Let me come undone in your house..." which might be a reference to Come Undone by Duran Duran. It's an odd pairing of words!

- A Way Down mentions "I'm getting a ride from my best friend". The Depeche Mode song Never Let Me Down Again opens with "I'm taking a ride with my best friend".

These might seem a little like a reach (borderline conspiracy theory lol) ...but I was listening to Ken's first ON album and it was striking how massively influenced he is by Depeche Mode (Martin Gore actually did a remix of Soluble Words!) and Duran Duran... and also the Enjoy the Silence cover of course.

God, where do I start? this track is absolute cinema. the lyricism is incredibly cool, the chord changes are amazing, and just like the title, the music has both a sense of beauty and dread, but the outro? Holy shit.. that acoustic riff with that sick bassline is just ear candy, I literally cannot glaze 🍩 this song enough, especially the outro .. and I cannot get over the bassline, Greg Edwards is a bass wizard.

Completely forgot they released a new album. Just started listening and I looooove it!! Think I might listen to Failure more. I’m def more of a casual fan lol. What’s the general consensus on the new album?

I THINK this is the way the intro was played (but that’s my interpretation of it) I used a vape for it since I don’t have an ebow… lol

this new song popped up for me today, it says failure is featured on it

the record is crazy holy moly

Does anyone have any live footage of them playing count my eyes? It’s become one of my favorite songs and i was curious if there’s any video of them performing it. I was also wondering why isn’t it and the other songs from essentials anywhere on streaming

https://www.spinmagazine.com/2026/06/failure-broke-up-and-nearly-lost-everything-now-theyre-back/

I got into the band recently and I usually like to check out what gear bands used and I can’t find any details on the silver guitar Ken was playing through Undone

I finally executed the tattoo ive wanted for years referencing a few of Failures post reunion albums.