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Reviews by kuvien

p·u·l·s·ePink Floyd

2/10

I love PF, but fuck you for putting in a 2.5 hr live album. Doesn't matter the bend. Eat the business end of a shotgun.

I’m Wide Awake, It’s MorningBright Eyes

10/10

The more famous, acoustic sister album to Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, this album is quintessential Oberst, a young poet who sings of regrets and hopes all while simultaneously understanding and being confused. This is a beautiful collection of musings on young love and substance abuse, and everything in between. Some people criticize Oberst of being a bit too smart for his own good, but what it really boils down to is his conviction. He sings with conviction, but his conviction is in his lack of conclusions. Almost no music makes me cry, but this album sometimes does, the tears coming at different spots. “I’m happy just because I’ve found out that I’m really no one”. The realization that I, too, am pretty much a nobody is a freeing and joyful revelation. “If you love something, give it away”. I’ve been to the mountaintop where what I loved most was required of me. With the same two hands with which I freely and wholeheartedly received my gift, I rendered it back. And it was the hardest thing I’ve ever done. When I at last descended the mountain, I saw that I had grown old, and nothing mattered but that thing I loved.

Spirit of EdenTalk Talk

8/10

I guess this one comes too early in the timeline to have succumbed to the tendencies of crescendo-core. This album has so much nuance, texture, and delicacy, and the presence of the vocals has a much stronger art rock feel to it than anything else. But overall they're really going for the crafting of an atmosphere, so yeah...post-rock. Anybody else feel that strong blues undercurrent?

The MantleAgalloch

8/10

It’s the dark neofolk that attracts me to this release. It excels at atmosphere, keeping everything mysterious and cold. Despite this being metal, I always listen to it at a low volume. This isn’t metal to “rock out” or “bang your head” to. It’s introspective, and in my experience, it goes well with black bitter. I adore the Swedish and Spanish spoken-word sections of the seventh track.