Daughn Gibson - Me Moan
Critic Score
Based on 25 reviews
2013 Ratings: #389 / 1115
User Score
Based on 39 ratings
July 9, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Sub Pop / Label
Art Pop / Genre
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CRITIC REVIEWS

90
Drowned in Sound

Me Moan is a remarkable record that takes a genre rooted in formulae and clichés – country – and spins it into something fresh, compelling and edgy. A stunning follow up.

85
Under the Radar

It's these chill-inducing moments that launch Gibson into a new stratosphere of musical development and place Me Moan in a genre of its own.

80
The Fly

This mostly-great follow-up is occasionally waylaid by its determination to make bad instruments sound good.

80
The Skinny

Me Moan confidently elaborates upon this already impressive vision, with opener The Sound of Law seizing focus with gritty lyrics and a colossal, propulsive chorus.

80
The Line of Best Fit

The impressive musical depth on offer goes a long way towards making up for the loss, but at times it threatens to undermine the fragile chemistry that makes these songs so unusual.

80
DIY

For all the added atmospherics, the album never feels overcrowded - Daughn Gibson’s haunting baritone always shines through.

80
NME

‘Me Moan’, a title that brings to mind a primal, almost cavemannish confession of angst, ups the ante by bringing a subtle but certainly not unnoticed pop element into the fray, adding a more direct danceability into the demonic fracas.

80
AllMusic

Me Moan sounds like nothing else out there; it's completely original. How often can you say that?

70
Consequence of Sound

Gibson remains averse to sticking with a single backbone for more than a song at a time here, but Me Moan is a decidedly spookier effort overall.

70
The 405

The sound of a man building upon his sonically dark foundations - he proves that the rare dazzle of his 2012 debut was certainly no fluke.

70
No Ripcord

Me Moan is a challenging effort that rewards as much as it confounds, and really doesn’t bring us anywhere closer to understanding Gibson’s true guise.

70
SPIN

The result is not quite as derivative as detractors would have you imagine, but nor is he the second coming of Scott Walker

70
musicOMH

Me Moan is a flawed work, but even those who decide it’s not for them are likely to concede that no one else quite sounds like Gibson right now. With genuine originality at a premium these days, that’s to be wholeheartedly applauded.

63
Pitchfork

It’s an uneven record that lacks the spark of its predecessor, but a more diverse and accessible follow-up from an artist who’s laudably willing to take risks.

50
A.V. Club

While his second album, Me Moan, draws from a lot of the same sounds, it’s as though Gibson pushed too far in all of the wrong directions, playing to all of his weaknesses and few of his strengths.

50
Tiny Mix Tapes

Ultimately, this is an album that will likely disappoint those (such as myself) who were hoping for a meaningful development of the unique ideas that informed All Hell.

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Track List

  1. The Sound of Law
  2. Phantom Rider
  3. Mad Ocean
  4. The Pisgee Nest
  5. You Don't Fade
  6. Franco
  7. Won't You Climb
  8. The Right Signs
  9. Kissin' on the Blacktop
  10. All My Days Off
  11. Into the Sea

Year End Lists

#35/Rough Trade
#38/Obscure Sound
#66/eMusic
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Added on: April 18, 2013