Maybe they realized this after the fact and have been striving to make up for it since, because following from the explosive brilliance of Frengers, Mew have threatened to become one of indie rock's most breathtakingly refreshing and innovative bands to ever press a record. Mew's biggest problem has simply been that they've been called, well. It's like Justin Vernon went up to Burial and was like yo make an album for me, and Burial was like sure bro and the shit was cash. Still shitting on everyone else 8 years later Wu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)Īngel Olsen Burn Your Fire for No WitnessĪnimal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilionīaby Huey The Baby Huey Story: The Living Legendīlue Man Group The Complex Rock Tour Live (DVD)īroken Social Scene You Forgot It in Peopleĭe Lucia, McLaughlin, Di Meola Friday Night In San Franciscoĭo Make Say Think Stubborn Persistent Illusions
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There's just something about having your heartstrings pulled across every galaxy of emotion that begs for moderation - and that's exactly what this record represents: an intimacy carved into the deepest confines of the soul, skipping with bounds and strides across ears and into the chest with piercing clarity. The simple truth is that I can't listen to this over and over again. In the dazzling light of the trail blazed by Bon Iver's For Emma, Forever Ago, I'm not sure I can hold on to that anymore. I once subscribed to the idea that your favorite music was supposed to be the type of music you could listen to over and over again because it was, well, your favorite.
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