{"product_id":"hundredth_faded-splendor_2025_pia","title":"Faded Splendor","description":"Hundredth has built its career on transformation, making change its hallmark. For over a decade, the South Carolina-native group has carved out a reputation for constantly pushing boundaries, evolving their sound with each new album as if entering a new universe. From their furious hardcore beginnings to the rich, immersive shoegaze of RARE—ranked among Stereogum's 50 Best Albums of 2017—to the cinematic and shimmering synth-pop of Somewhere Nowhere, each release feels like witnessing the birth of a different band. Hundredth explores a kaleidoscope of genres with insatiable curiosity. Each era represents a new identity—sometimes brutal, sometimes luminous, but always driven by a profound desire to move forward. Now, after five years, the band returns with Faded Splendor—a vibrant collision of post-punk urgency and indie rock grandeur. The album draws from decades of alternative influences: the angular pulse of 2000s revival, the dark intensity of 80s British post-punk, the anthemic brilliance of 90s alternative rock, and the atmospheric drift of dream pop—with a hint of alt-country as a watermark, perhaps just an echo of their Southern roots. But this is not about nostalgia—it's a push forward. The record opens with Curve, an intense and airy track that sets the tone with an expansive sound reminiscent of Silversun Pickups or some early 2000s indie rock textures. Big Love takes over, carried by a shimmering and contagious energy in a large-scale power-pop vein. Dark Side, the lead single, was praised by Stereogum, who compared its energy to early Bloc Party, highlighting Chadwick Johnson's \"rugged intensity\" vocals on a \"clear and massive\" chorus. All The Way channels a mix of dance-punk and epic indie rock, driven by a punchy 4\/4 rhythm and angular guitars. Blitz offers a tense and cathartic post-punk anthem, somewhere between Placebo, Interpol, and the explosive intensity of early Arcade Fire. Waste blasts through a wall of saturated guitars before collapsing into a chaos of samples and turntables—one of the album's most unpredictable moments. Glimmer arrives next, like the end of a coming-of-age film—euphoric, nostalgic, and full of hope. Then Dazzle flips expectations again, blending alt-country vocal inflections and dream pop textures that recall the melody of Goo Goo Dolls' Dizzy Up the Girl or early Third Eye Blind. Finally, the closing track Faded Splendor subtly pulls the listener towards the edge... before plunging into ambient jazz. It doesn't feel like a curtain falling, but rather a dive into the void.","brand":"Hundredth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55411989512536,"sku":null,"price":23919999.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0898\/4943\/0360\/files\/3760420426633_aa5de1b6-30da-4f3a-97c9-6084536cc0c8.jpg?v=1761763187","url":"https:\/\/vinyles.com\/en-us\/products\/hundredth_faded-splendor_2025_pia","provider":"Vinyles.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}