Four albums in and Mercury Rev remain as surprising and daring as ever -- exchanging the volcanic noise and twisted sensibilities of earlier releases for ornate arrangements and ethereal strings, Deserter's Songs unlocks the beauty always hidden just below the band's surface, its lush harmonics and soothing textures bathing in an almost unearthly light. Standouts including the exquisitely waltz-like "Tonite It Shows" and the celestial "Endlessly" are like lullabies, their music-box melodies gentle and narcotic; even the most pop-oriented moments like "Opus 40" and "Hudson Line" share a symphonic, candy-colored majesty far removed from conventional ock idioms. Complete with its fractured instrumental interludes and odd effects, Deserter's Songs sounds like no other album -- for that matter, it doesn't even sound like Mercury Rev, yet there's no mistaking the record's brilliance for anyone else.
I had two new experiences last night: having dinner at Yakitori Boy, and seeing Mercury Rev live.Well, at least one of those is transcendant.This is not to say that Mercury Rev doesn't give its audience a solid and empassioned performance, with lead singer David Baker appropriately swooping his arms in the general direction of other band members. There was the customary visual projects behind t...
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because of it's sheer beauty. It is a haunting, introspective sonic masterpiece that builds slowly to a psychedelic crescendo. A song to be savored alone on a rainy afternoon when the world is far away.
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I had two new experiences last night: having dinner at Yakitori Boy, and seeing Mercury Rev live.Well, at least one of those is transcendant.This is not to say that Mercury Rev doesn't give its audience a solid and empassioned performance, with lead singer David Baker appropriately swooping his arms in the general direction of other band members. There was the customary visual projects behind t...
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because of it's sheer beauty. It is a haunting, introspective sonic masterpiece that builds slowly to a psychedelic crescendo. A song to be savored alone on a rainy afternoon when the world is far away.
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| Title | Lyrics | Buy |
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| 1 Holes |
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| 2 Tonite It Shows |
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| 3 Endlessly |
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| 4 I Collect Coins |
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| 5 Opus 40 |
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| 6 Hudson Line |
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| 7 The Happy End (The Drunk Room) |
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| 8 Goddess on a Hiway |
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| 9 The Funny Bird |
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| 10 Pick up If You're There |
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| 11 Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp |
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