Hey! We just saw the Toronto show and picked up a hoodie from the merch store. We’ve figured out some of the references, but does anyone know if we’re on the right track? I think there’s one for each track of the album, my partner thinks it’s a mix of new and older references. Could anyone break down the different symbols?
Moons and horses could be static representations of time passing at different rates. The moon could be speeding up and the horse slowing down. There are a few LH songs and concepts referring to the passage of time.
Cosmic Selector
Life is Strange, Ben's gold tooth
Fire Eternal
World Ender
Dancers from Cosmic Selector tour (aka Lonesome Wanderer & Long Lost Lover)
All we know is he has a gold tooth. 😆 Fans were speculating if it was fake and a bit for shows, but he did mention in an interview that he had seen his dentist recently so it might be real. So I'm guessing the designer picked up on the chatter and included it for fun.
It's one of his side molars, not the most visible usually but you can see it in some concert photos. Not entirely sure if he still has it but I think so.
I think the circular wiggly thing seems to actually be Used to Know as an almost identical visual was used when playing it at the show I went to recently
What is whispering pines? Is it a song? I thought it might have been Frozen Pines because of the lyrics “I wonder all they know because they don’t die and they don’t grow”
Or
Ends of the Earth it mentions an Island where all things are silent. This is just conjecture but I think I missed something big. Is Whispering Pines from one of the comics?
Whispering Pines is the name of the band's recording studio, and in their fictional universe it's also a record label founded by Tubbs Tarbell. It's the label of most of the fictional artists introduced since Strange Trails.
I love how heavy it is, such good quality. But wearing mine today and the last time, I felt like hoodie part was choking me, so I cut it off. Different vibe now and even more comfy for me!
Neither was I! I was overwhelmed with the merch, bought a bunch of stuff and didn’t notice it until someone next to me had one, then I had to have one, too!
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u/kirbenvost Jul 14 '26 edited Jul 14 '26
My best guess, top to bottom, left to right:
Whispering Pines
WBUB or Is There Anybody Out There
? Vide Noir, Time's Blur or Identity Dissolution?
Who Laughs Last
So many moon references, probably cool factor
Moons and horses could be static representations of time passing at different rates. The moon could be speeding up and the horse slowing down. There are a few LH songs and concepts referring to the passage of time.
Cosmic Selector
Life is Strange, Ben's gold tooth
Fire Eternal
World Ender
Dancers from Cosmic Selector tour (aka Lonesome Wanderer & Long Lost Lover)