Starsailor

Starsailor is the last avant-folk album by the genius mind of Tim Buckley, and the music shows: the dissonance comes in full swing right from the start with crazy vocal exercise, intricate, polyphonic rhythms

It feels like the Daedalus Labyrinth, full of tight and manic passages like on "Down by the Borderline" and the ominous "Monterrey", and sometimes going a bit more maisntream like on "Moulin Rouge" (which I'm not a fan of) and "Song to the Siren" (probably his best song). There's something for everyone, be it rock, jazz, folk or standard-ish pop, which makes it oddly accessible, despite it being hailed as his most experimental album.

The pacing of this album is excellent. Just when your brain is about to melt from the psychedelic vocals of "Monterey", Buckley has mercy and sings the quaint "Moulin Rouge" so sweetly before taking the deep dive to sing to a siren. And how she echoes her mysterious replies through dark waters! Put on your best swimsuit, for death is your bride. Swim the mermaids' caves, but stop up your ears. If you hear human voices, you will wake and drown.