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I love David Sylvian's earlier work, but always deferred listening to this one due to its tortured reputation. My mistake; it's gorgeous, full of lovely late night torch songs, jazzy trip hop and widescreen string and horn arrangements from the GOAT Ryuichi Sakamoto. Looking forward to leaning further into his 00s work next.
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A friend showed me this album 10 years ago and I don't think I’ve had a bout of depression since that I haven't walked around and listened to it in its entirety. But it kind of morphs depending on your mood. It also is a beautiful album for a summer drive. This is like mazzy star bossa nova. For years I thought it was considered a classic orchestral pop album on par with Pet Sounds or What's Going On or any other late 60s album with an emphasis on arrangement, but there's not much info about it online. On Reddit it’s just a couple people talking about how they like the album cover but don’t care for the album. Anyways, I definitely will be adding a few of these songs to my funeral playlist. But don’t wait until I’m dead.
Aug 25, 2022
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Randomly came across this album that came out in 1996 and I kinda fell in love with it the other night. Something charming about realizing there were also people making cool ass indie music aside from the more mainstream stuff that ends up being more remembered as decades pass. I mean it's not unheard but I'm somehow just discovering it. Def worth a spin as autumn is hitting , big indie folky/chill 90s vibes.
Nov 2, 2023
Magnolia Electric Co. - Jason Molina & Songs: Ohia
This is one of my favorite albums of all time. It was produced by Steve Albini (R.I.P) and was at the height of Jason Molina's career. A few songs legitimately floor me every time I hear them. Farewell Transmission is at the very top of that list. Everything about it hits me viscerally, from the gorgeous lyrics ("Mama here comes midnight with the dead moon in its jaws"), to that goddamn perfect ending cutting out at just the right moment. "Listen!"
The rest of the album carries on from there, sprawling farther and farther with each song after the opener, and god if Hold On Magnolia isn't a hell of a bookend. The sheer pathos and emotion of this album is incredible. But fuck me if Farewell Transmission isn't just one of the greatest songs of all time.
Anywho, definitely give it a listen!
Feb 3, 2025
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Hearts of Space, Echoes, Star’s End, I love them all.
I’m from the UK and it seems absurd that FM bandwidth is given over to something so slow and thoughtful. (Obviously online we have NTS and I treasure it.)
Nov 28, 2024
Incredible, overlooked singer from Montreal who made beautiful, hazy, minimal electronic torch songs in the 80s. New archival compilation just dropped and it’s INCREDIBLE.
In a parallel universe, New York Grief has soundtracked a million movie heartbreak scenes (at the very least it should have been a Wong Kar Wai needle drop)
Nov 16, 2024
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