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Destroyer :: ken
Merge • released 2017-10-20
Dan Bejar’s own project features his distinctive voice and musical mannerisms, carried over from the ‘80s.
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Mikal Cronin :: Switched-On Seeker
A fully synthesized version of Cronin’s previous album, this retake offers the same moody melodies as “Seeker”, this time filled to the brim with the warble and saw of old-tyme synthes.
The Mountain Goats :: Songs for Pierre Chuvin
No topic is too esoteric for John Darnielle to base an entire Mountain Goats album on, not even the persecution of pagans as a wave of Christianity moved through Europe in the middle ages.
David Kilgour + the Heavy Eights :: Bobbie’s A Girl
Gentle music for a pastoral New Zealand scene, with tappity drums and soft jangles playfully jostling understated vocals.
Ezra Furman :: Twelve Nudes
Furman sounds like he’s barely keeping it together as he blasts through a set of classic rockers, loaded with riffs and swagger.