Excellent write up on 3 albums I’ve been eagerly anticipating. I’d heard early singles from Sparklehorse and Romy and loved both. So glad to hear that the albums are equally as good.
I’m with you on Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous). He/They became a bit of an obsession for me. His death really gutted me as I had connected with his music so deeply. Glad the album he’d almost finished is seeing the light of day.
I think the new one will be at the top. I've played it twice now and it's powerful. I like the stripped-down version of "Daddy's Gone." At first, I wasn't sure about including that, since it was on Dark Night of the Soul, but I think it fits. It's even more heartbreaking in the context of his death in this version. Also, "I Fucked it Up" is pretty brutal and raw. I need to hear it a bunch more times to see where it places in his discography. It's hard to pick a favorite as they are all great in different ways. I think as a complete album, Good Morning Spider might be my favorite. But It's A Wonderful Life has maybe my three of my favorite songs: "Piano Fire," "King of Nails" and "Eyepennies." Really, all the songs he sings with PJ Harvey are fantastic. But the Tom Waits one stands out like a sore thumb to me.
Lotsa house/techno/trance today: Currently have “Skipping Like A Stone” on repeat. I’ve also been listening to Kerala Dust’s “Violet Drive,” some Paul Keeley, and Overmono’s “So U Kno.”
Excellent write up on 3 albums I’ve been eagerly anticipating. I’d heard early singles from Sparklehorse and Romy and loved both. So glad to hear that the albums are equally as good.
I’m with you on Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous). He/They became a bit of an obsession for me. His death really gutted me as I had connected with his music so deeply. Glad the album he’d almost finished is seeing the light of day.
Love to hear a fellow Sparklehorse fan! What’s your fav album? This new one should be towards the top of the list. So good!
I think the new one will be at the top. I've played it twice now and it's powerful. I like the stripped-down version of "Daddy's Gone." At first, I wasn't sure about including that, since it was on Dark Night of the Soul, but I think it fits. It's even more heartbreaking in the context of his death in this version. Also, "I Fucked it Up" is pretty brutal and raw. I need to hear it a bunch more times to see where it places in his discography. It's hard to pick a favorite as they are all great in different ways. I think as a complete album, Good Morning Spider might be my favorite. But It's A Wonderful Life has maybe my three of my favorite songs: "Piano Fire," "King of Nails" and "Eyepennies." Really, all the songs he sings with PJ Harvey are fantastic. But the Tom Waits one stands out like a sore thumb to me.
Lotsa house/techno/trance today: Currently have “Skipping Like A Stone” on repeat. I’ve also been listening to Kerala Dust’s “Violet Drive,” some Paul Keeley, and Overmono’s “So U Kno.”
I like Overmono in little bites. When it’s good it’s gooood!
Same! I either go all in on one of their songs, or skip it all together. Very rarely any middle ground.
You taught me something i did not know about Sparklehorse. Did not realize he had offed himself many years ago.
Yeah, real unfortunate. One of those that I thought “had to be 7 or 8 years ago.” Check it and oh, 13. Yikes!
Oh, wow, Romy! New to me! Great stuff!
Quite the little club album!