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Deserter’s Songs
Rock · 1998 · 11 tracks

Deserter’s Songs

Mercury Rev

A technicolor fairytale of orchestral psych-rock. Shimmering flutes, bowed saws, and whispered vocals create a lush, cinematic world for deep dreaming.

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It's like a haunted Disney soundtrack recorded in a snowy cabin in the woods.

A shimmering, fairytale-like wonder tinged with a deep, wintery melancholy.

Deserter’s Songs · vs · Mercury Rev
Cabin In Woods+3.9σ

Cabin In Woods saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Holes
5:56
02
Tonite It Shows
3:40
03
Endlessly
4:25
04
I Collect Coins
1:27
05
Opus 40
5:11
06
Hudson Line
2:55
07
The Happy End (The Drunk Room)
2:06
09
The Funny Bird
5:52
10
Pick Up If You’re There
3:06
11
Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp
6:18
12
[untitled]
0:34
Moments Worth Waiting For
The arrival of the bowed saw in 'Holes', sounding like a ghost singing from another room.
The transition from the fragile piano of 'Tonite It Shows' into its sweeping, cinematic orchestral climax.
The unexpected, driving groove of 'Delta Sun Bottleneck Stomp' breaking the album's ethereal spell with a dusty shuffle.
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