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90
Eureka is perhaps his most stunning and surprising detour yet, a full-blown excursion into lush, melodic pop
13y
80
A pop record made by a man too often hindered by his subjects' theories and mechanics. This time we find him enchanted by history, relaxed in its company, rather than struggling to define his own peculiar niche. Which he does anyway.
11y
53
In the end, the thing that brings the album down is that its instrumental pieces seem to lack the same direction as the ones on previous Gastr Del Sol records.
11y
queue image of me driving 1.5 hours through the mountains to sit on a rock for 15 minutes listening to 'something big' then decide it's too fucking cold and icy for this shit and driving straight back
The cover, while having an appealing palette, always kinda put me off to this cuz well… it’s just a weird baby lol. But regardless of that, I’ve always found Jim O'Rourke to be an interesting sounding guy, especially as a person who was in one of my favorite bands, that being Sonic Youth. I saw Dax describe this as “post-folk” and I can’t possibly think of a better term. It’s more chamber pop than anything with that sort of occasionally vintage ... read more
Yeah, so this cover is really fucking weird and had initially led me to believe this album would be much more of an absurdist. psychadelic experience. Turns out it's actually not really absurdist, and has some really beautiful art pop sounds that I definitely enjoyed. Jim O'Rourke definitely is up there when listing the most talented musicians I've been exposed to. But the album cover...
Enchilada
Agradable, aunque no tan espectacular como imaginaba. Claro que se nota el talento de Jim, pero en general el álbum se me fue como una escucha linda, acompañándome en la cotidianidad, aunque sin llegar a ser lo suficientemente llamativo como para volver a él en el futuro.
Creo que es de esos discos que pondría de fondo para relajarme, pero no de los que me harían dedicarles nuevamente toda mi atención -e interés- en una escucha ... read more
Tem uns arranjos muito bonitos aqui, e eu gosto muito do estilo de pintura dessa capa, mesmo o contexto sendo esquisito.
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Track List
| 1 | Prelude to 110 or 220 / Women of the World 8:47 | 95 |
| 2 | Ghost Ship in a Storm 3:56 | 91 |
| 3 | Movie on the Way Down 7:34 | 90 |
| 4 | Through the Night Softly 4:48 | 91 |
| 5 | Please Patronize Our Sponsors 3:07 | 88 |
| 6 | Something Big 3:08 | 94 |
| 7 | Eureka 9:07 | 93 |
| 8 | Happy Holidays 1:35 | 86 |
Total Length: 42 minutes
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1w
I watched the film "Eureka" yesterday and had no idea the Jim O'Rourke song of the same name was in it. It was such a jumpscare in the best way possible.
1mo
I absolutely adore the first verse of something big (I love them all but the first is best imo)