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i'm still not convinced. there was a ton of hype and promotion around scribble's release, and it was well thought out and marketed. this is some random song appearing in a playlist on a state-side NPR station. no mention from the band, no reference to it on the website.

i'm more than happy to be proven wrong if it's on the album when it's released or if someone finds confirmation. but until then i remain dubious.

i mean come on, how many of us have been listening to karl's vocal style for the majority of our adult lives? he doesn't just have a tone that can be masked with a vocoder. he has a particular pronunciation and enunciation quality that's unique to him alone. speaking or singing, when you hear karl you KNOW it's karl. but on this song we're debating it. i just don't feel karl's linguistic fingerprint on it. like i said, i could be totally wrong and i'm just looking for a flaw because i dislike the song. but even my husband, who isn't a fraction of a fan i am, said it didn't sound like karl's delivery style.

so i don't know. he could be trying something new and trying to step out of his "voice." but it's just not clicking with me with the same certainty that some of the rest of you have.