I was listening to Polyphonic Spree and then suddenly was in the mood for Mercury Rev. They fall in that same unique dreamlike category. I miss Mercury Rev actually. It's been a good six years since their last album Snowflake Midnight but their music still sounds new and noteworthy.
Deserter's Songs was my first introduction to the band back in 1998 and that album is a rare one from that era that has none of that 90's stank. At the time, they sounded completely alien but a good 16 years after the album release they sound much more at home. Funny, how some music that does well in it's own era tires quickly. Other albums that may have been out of synch with the time of release find new legs 20 years later. That's where I put this album.
If you haven't listened to Mercury Rev before, I highly recommend picking up Deserter's Songs LP. "Opus 40" was my personal favorite song from the album and it got a nice remastering not long ago.
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