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I realize it might not be cool to like Conor Oberst anymore - but this is a god-damn-beautiful no skip album for me. the transitions btwn Something Vague, Movement of a Hand, and Arienette is just nearly perfect. I dont even mind the self deprecating mock interview. UGH.
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"Why would you make out of words a cage for your own bird?
When it sings so sweet
The screaming, heaving fuckery of the world?"
the crooner's sophomore outing, finding beauty and hope amidst the end of the world
loved unreal unearth, loved the debut. but if you ask me, this is his strongest album. there's something about the imagery invoked in this album that is so specific, but feels so unique to him. that underwater cover art kinda encompasses that; normally when we think of wastelands, its just dry nothingness for miles. but this feels very "noah's ark flood" end of the world. the calm before the storm, the storm, and the aftermath
the VOCALS on this thing go apeshit btw
this also just has some of my favorite songs of his. MOVEMENT is criminally slept on. shrike is so bittersweet and beautiful. dinner & diatribes and almost (sweet music) are absolute jams. talk...? TALK?!! jesus christ. i can't listen to the title track without weeping. there's such a melancholy that almost makes me sick but it's like...the hug you'd want from a loved one as the world caves in
good time๐! emotional damage๐! have fun๐!
May 6, 2024
shoegaze you can move to
feels classic and contemporary all at once
like a hot shower but cold
Oct 30, 2024
Literally just recommended another song from this album (and the whole album) in my last rec, but Iโm so for real.
This album is fantastic and has a song for so many nuanced nostalgias, and is so full of yearning. I will forever herald its beauty
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