End of Everything (EOE) is some top level shit. I also like Pomegranate Castle and Red Tearstone quite a bit. Everything else here is nothing spectacular, but shows definite promise. A shame the band broke up shortly after this.
Heartbreaking in the best way possible. "Carry Me Ohio" is what first got me addicted to this album. It's a song so simple in instrumentation - nothing particularly extraordinary about it - yet it's so powerful. Kozelek's vocals manage to communicate a level of sadness, despair, and desperation I've seldom ever heard - delivering genius lyrics that manage to pierce into the core of my heart (while the song is about the impending death of one of Kozelek's ... read more
High key just as good (and for some songs even better) than the official release
Decided to release an altered version of an old album of mine I previously released under an old name. A bunch of tracks were cut so we're down to only the "good" stuff. Working on some more stuff that might get released later this year! PLEASE check it out! It isn't incredible but I'm flattered by anyone giving it the light of day :)
Check it out here on bandcamp: https://pasadenaband.bandcamp.com/album/heaven-and-hell-revisited
"So I Shotgunned a Beer and Went to Bed" may be one of the best songs ever made. A shame the rest of the album really is not my cup of tea.