Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors
75

I found this CD in a tiny overpriced thrift shop about 3 weeks ago, which I feel was the best way to find out about its existence. It's a very raw, anxious and folksy indie-rock album that gives you that fake nostalgic feeling for something you've never experienced.

For me a lot of the songs were either partial misses or peaked in the first or second half, but there are some very surreal and gloomy tracks that I can't get over, track 7 for example. Some songs have undeniably ... read more

87

The kind of music my sleep paralysis demon listens to, no wonder we get along so well. It's the shining star of their discography and their work and style only seems to improve from here. Elephant Woman really sets the tone for the rest of the album with Kazu's beautiful and somewhat off-putting vocals, which is made more clear in the title track, Anticipation and Pink Love. With Falling Man and Magic Mountain also being good tracks, but definitely leaning more towards the ... read more

Various Artists - Dark Was The Night
89

A bunch of silly goobers and legends on this album, David Byrne, José Gonzáles, Benjamin Gibbard, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, The National, Yeasayer, Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire, Beirut, My Morning Jackets, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Dave Sitek, Yo La Tengo, Stuart Murdoch, Jónsi & Alex, Cat Power, Feist, Kevin Drew Conor Oberst and Blonde Redhead. <33

I was only familiar with like half or a third of the artists and bands when I first heard this ... read more

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