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DOVES BY ARMAND HAMMER

It’s such an uncompromising song, it tackles grief and the processing of it in a vulnerable but ultimately human way. The production (credit to Benjamin Booker & Kenny Segal) is unsettling but warm, like you know that it can only get better but you have to just sit and deal with the discomfort of your current situation in order to get there. There’s a delicate piano melody that fades in and out of the mix alongside the faint hum of a guitar making what is in concept a experimental rap song into something different, the ‘rapping’ is more like spoken word poetry. Benjamin Bookers intro despite being repetitive due to his relaying of ‘I was only a dove, only in love’ is made so powerful due to how worn out and whispery his voice is, like it’s a memory of a loved one haunting you. Which in turn fades into billy woods’ verse which reads more like poetry than a rap verse. Some of my favourite lines being: ‘They called like "Come now, he doesn't have long to live", I dress slowly, Came back that night and took my baby out the crib so I could hold him’ or ‘Locked doors never had a key but you test the handle occasionally, God forbid it swing open” “Attic stairs broken, don't go up there, From the windows i watch the diggers disappear in soft wet earth, Dinner served, i waited for my guests, long table set.’ It’s so bleak but perfectly describes the little moments of discomfort you feel when losing someone and I think it works perfectly combined with how minimalistic the production is. The closing segment from ELUCID is a lot grander in scale and thematically darker, the production starts to get corrupted with static crackles slowly consuming each layer of the instrumental whilst ELUCID foretells the impending end. It’s a sucker punch that catches you out but it works due to how the song is structured all the emotions caused by loss are only told about up until this point and ELUCIDs part represents the listener tackling them head-on. It’s uncomfortable and you’ll probably skip it on relisten (hell I often do) but I think it’s purpose is so powerful and as a whole the song is incredibly thought provoking.

@bensinc

Apr 13, 2025

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I caught a cold earlier this week and decided to ignore its subtle, yet deleterious and lingering effects on my body. On the fourth day (yesterday), after high-intensity training and taking two capsules of psilocybin, I decided to drive to the local café to put in some more work. I’d been listening to this song all day—my head was rolling. If there was ever a moment that I’d felt closer to damnation, it was when I walked into the building and wished for complete annihilation. This isn’t anything new—I’ve experienced these episodes on and off since I was a child. But something about this particular bout made me realize I should be grateful, judge less, and have mercy. I called loved ones to tell them how sorry I was for words I’d said and actions I committed that may have hurt them—almost as a final act of salvation before my ultimate oblivion. I met Lucifer at the bleeding edge, shrieked into the void—with one last gesture of love, forgiveness, and meaning—and anchored myself back to earth. — This song is something potent!

@estmcmxci

2d ago

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”all i need” by in rainbows

i know that this song is sad, but it’s absolutely beautiful and i don’t think anything could be done to make it any better than its studio release. thom yorke is singing about obsession of someone that doesn’t even notice them. every set of lyrics is devastatingly creative and raw to where you can hear every element of the piece at once. i’ve always especially loved “i’m a moth who just wants to share your light/i’m just an insect trying to get out of the night” just before the song hits you with the intensity that sounds just like the feeling of truly needing somebody else. always been a die-hard fan of this song as well as the rest of the album, will never skip a single track

@doodler

Nov 28, 2024

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Lambs at the slaughter - defiance, ohio

I mean it’s just a cute tune to me. Makes me feel very whimsical

@pizzadonut

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