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Damien Rice Music, 14th Floor Records, Vector, Warner Music Japan, Warner Music Taiwan, Warner Music Korea, WEA / Label
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You ask any critic what the hardest thing to write about it and the answer is something that is so emotionally respondent to you that it changes your perception of music. More than boring albums, more than offensive albums. I never can find the words for something that deeply affects me. Hell I've listened to The Mollusk and People Who Can Eat People like 400 times, and I still haven't penned a single letter of what if means to me. How do you take something that you can say changed your ... read more
This album doesn't get talked about enough. It's a favorite, so I'm gonna try and change that.
'Delicate' sets the theme for the record, heartbreak, and lots of it. It opens soft, and gradually gets louder with each repeating of the chorus, asking the question "If I mean nothing, why do we keep at this?" Like I said, it gets louder until Damien croons on the verge of tears, baring his soul on the chorus like a desperate plea. It's raw and vulnerable. Delicate, even.
The chamber pop ... read more
To say that Damien Rice pours his heart into this album is an understatement.
Ten tracks of pure emotion; whether those emotions be positive, negative, or just straight confused, Rice presents a body of work that will elicit some sort of response from the listener.
I love an album with an underlying story. It's suggested that the story of this album is the futility of love itself. No matter how hard one tries to change an unfavourable outcome, that effort would most likely prove to be ... read more
reviewing my rooommate @vacaytyler’s favorite albums pt.
3/5
This is a really conflicting project for me. It’s slow, a little demanding, and I feel like I need to be in a specific headspace for it.
But when it works, and I’m in the right headspace, everything clicks. Sure, Damien’s lyricism is cringy at times but for the most part it gets its point across. That is, the feeling of sinking into this sadness of being in a failing relationship.
Great folk
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Track List
| 1 | Delicate 5:09 | 92 |
| 2 | Volcano 4:38 | 91 |
| 3 | The Blower's Daughter 4:44 | 95 |
| 4 | Cannonball 5:09 | 89 |
| 5 | Older Chests 4:44 | 85 |
| 6 | Amie 4:36 | 88 |
| 7 | Cheers Darlin' 5:50 | 93 |
| 8 | Cold Water 4:58 | 86 |
| 9 | I Remember 5:30 | 91 |
| 10 | Eskimo 21:41 | 89 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 6 minutes
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Added on: August 6, 2013