The backstory on this album is really sad and I can't really describe any of the music as "good", but you never forget that you heard this record
Mar 29, 2025
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My own record and Iโm recommending it because I rly like it and just put it out. For fans of heavy sad rock music, emo, shoegaze :)
Jun 12, 2024
Probably the saddest album Iโve ever heard. made after the passing of his wife Phil Elverum made one of the most brutally honest and cathartic depictions of grief. lyrically itโs so well written despite the emotional turmoil and uncertainty he faces and itโs all let out over really minimalistic folk instrumentals. If you want a taste of what this sounds like hereโs a passage from the first song and one of my favourite on the album.
May 6, 2025
There is too much to say about this incredible piece of art. But I recall watching this at the height of the pandemic, alone in my room entranced by the repetitive first 10+ minutes of guitar. It is accompanied by decades worth of photo prints taken by Phil, placed on top of one another from around the world, which coincide with his lyrics.
He sings, "I decided I would try to make music that contained this deeper peace buried underneath distorted bass fog imbued with light and emptiness" ... uhhh okay fuck.
It is a collection of memories, his journey through life, making music with the microphones and growing up in Washington. "When you're younger every single thing vibrates with significance".
There is also a live chat replay, where you can see Phil Elverum's comments and descriptions of what the photos are.
Every so often I come back to this incredible piece of art, and as cliche as it sounds it brings me back to that weird time in the world so clearly, and I find myself very thankful for Phil's songwriting and art.
Anyways prepare to be heartbroken and also inspired by the beauty and pain he transmits to you.
Feb 13, 2024
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As a kid, I would keep the ticket stubs for movies i saw in my sock drawer as mementos. I still love going to the theater, but confirmation emails just don't hit the same
Feb 22, 2025
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finally called att to transfer my number to a new phone after dreading the convo for a week. Did i get the help i was looking for? Of course not. Am i frustrated that this relatively simple issue is apparently unfixable? Absolutely! But i picked up the phone and sometimes that's all you can do
Mar 9, 2025
"Decorator came from Spain, blow the budget on an accent couch"
"PDA" by Interpol is another great couch-related song
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