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The collective continue to incorporate more interesting elements to their music, but maintain their acoustic based sound throughout the record. Many of these tracks feel far more subdued than some of their earlier work, making this record feel a little different from the others. The length is also particularly strong, with no wasted space across the record being felt. One of the groups finer works from my perspective.
Favorite track: Lion's Teeth
Favorite track: Lion's Teeth
Selfish singing
Favorite Tracks: This Year, Up the Wolves, Love Love Love
Least Favorite Tracks: Dinu Lipatti's Bones, Song for Dennis Brown, Magpie
Would I Recommend? No. It works in the songs favor and helps contrast the self-centered lyricist, who sometimes displays that rare technique of being a genuinely gripping songwriter, though more often seems to over-enunciate emotional intellectualism into self conscious realms, paired mostly in nasally, They Might Be Giants-esque singing tones ... read more
Favorite Tracks: This Year, Up the Wolves, Love Love Love
Least Favorite Tracks: Dinu Lipatti's Bones, Song for Dennis Brown, Magpie
Would I Recommend? No. It works in the songs favor and helps contrast the self-centered lyricist, who sometimes displays that rare technique of being a genuinely gripping songwriter, though more often seems to over-enunciate emotional intellectualism into self conscious realms, paired mostly in nasally, They Might Be Giants-esque singing tones ... read more
Year End Lists
| #24 | / | Pitchfork |
| #49 | / | No Ripcord |
MISC LISTS
| #37 | / | Paste (Indie Folk) |
| #93 | / | Tiny Mix Tapes (2000s) |
| #102 | / | Pitchfork (2000s) |
Track List
- You or Your Memory
- Broom People
- This Year
- Dilaudid
- Dance Music
- Dinu Lipatti's Bones
- Up the Wolves
- Lion's Teeth
- Hast Thou Considered the Tetrapod
- Magpie
- Song for Dennis Brown
- Love Love Love
- Pale Green Things
In Library (12)
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