Married in Mount Airy
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80
While there are moments on MIMA where it perhaps loses its way a little ... when her voice is put front-and-centre, the stories have impact and nuance.
80
When considered as part of an evolution, the album’s vague menacing earmarks Mount Airy as Dollanganger’s best, most nuanced work yet.
80
On Married in Mount Airy Nicole's innate ability to unsettle with her lyrical approach is amplified by some truly sinister instrumentation.
80
It's mind-boggling such an unnerving collection of tracks can have your skin crawling before throwing an emotional gut punch. But Dollanganger has always managed to provide sadness in walloping blows, triggering even – this just might be her largest serving yet.
Favourite Track : Gold Satin Dreamer
Shrouded in gothic eeriness, Nicole Dollanganger’s latest album Married In Mount Airy combines the ghostly vocals she is known and loved for with a great elevation in production and body, fleshing out these tracks with thudding drama and haunting atmospheres.
I’ve been such a big fan of Nicole’s music for many years now, but I can safely say this has to be one of her best albums to date. The richness of melody and the darkness of the ... read more
first big record of the year, and a great way to start it off. sadly she will now get dragged by newbies and bandwagoners who have no idea what is going on here or any idea of her journey. for initiates and long-time followers this is notably a major step forward in her songwriting, with three of the best songs in her catalog being "Married in Mount Airy", "Gold Satin Dreamer" and "Runnin' Free". anywho, welcome to the tea party, even if you have no clue what is ... read more
NO NUANCE REVIEW
I’m a little ambivalent towards this one. I feel like this is a record that would be up my alley, and there’s a lot of good things about it, especially the writing. But I don’t know, I’m just struggling to connect with it and I’m not quite sure why. Maybe it’s just something I need to be in the right headspace for. Regardless, even if it had t clicked for me, I’d still say check it out if you’re into dream pop or slowcore. ... read more
“Married in Mount Airy” is a sparse, ghastly and very well balanced album where the slow dark acoustics and the high, soft innocent vocals of Nicole Dollanganger make for a dreamy escapist folk that tends to carry your mind away.
i respect the vision and the choices but i repeatedly had to restart the album bc i was tuning it out. sounds like if grimes took helium and decided to make the longest 40min album ever
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Track List
| 1 | Married in Mount Airy 5:41 | 84 |
| 2 | Gold Satin Dreamer 5:30 | 81 |
| 3 | Dogwood 2:47 | 80 |
| 4 | Runnin' Free 4:42 | 77 |
| 5 | Bad Man 3:27 | 78 |
| 6 | My Darling True 3:47 | 80 |
| 7 | Moonlite 3:48 | 75 |
| 8 | Sometime After Midnight 2:18 | 73 |
| 9 | Nymphs Finding the Head of Orpheus 4:07 | 82 |
| 10 | Summit Song 1:55 | 74 |
| 11 | Whispering Glades 4:02 | 80 |
| 12 | I'll Wait for You to Call 1:34 | 75 |
Total Length: 43 minutes
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1w
Keeps getting better with every listen which makes me excited to dive in to her discography
2w
I really wish I liked the vocal performances here a bit more. I understand what Dollanganger was going for with how ghostly she sounds but it takes away from some of the emotion of the lyrics.
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Added on: January 22, 2022