Explore the sonic landscapes of Mercury Rev with the import version of 'Deserter's Songs', an album that showcases a unique blend of ethereal melodies and neo-psychodelic grooves. Released in 2009 by Universal / V2, this CD encapsulates the distinct style that the band is renowned for, inviting listeners to a genre-defying journey through pop, alternative, and rock. With the album delivered in English and featuring studio recording quality, you're in for an immersive auditory experience. Each track on this album is a testament to the band's ability to craft rich, textured sounds that resonate with the spirit of the 1990s era. Enjoy a run time of 2679 seconds of Mercury Rev's signature sound that continues to captivate music aficionados worldwide.
ReviewsIncluded in Q Magazine's "90 Best Albums Of The 1990s.", Ranked #30 in Mojo's "100 Modern Classics" -- "The results were rhapsodic: bowed saw symphonies and the ineffable 'Holes', a fantastical elegy to magic and loss.", "...their fourth effort feels like a watershed, the point where their heady mix of orchestral pop, roots rock, psychedlia, prog, choral, and chamber music finally crystallizes into something special and damn near ineffable..." - Rating: A-, Ranked #30 in Q's "Best 50 Albums of Q's Lifetime", Included in Wire's "50 Records Of The Year 1998", 8 (out of 10) - "...It's an album of shameless good-byes: to Manhattan, to love, and (most painfully) to not giving a shit. Successfully repressing his Sonic Youth tics, Donahue starts with goofy, SMILE-era Beach Boys and heaps on even thicker strata of strings and brass than SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE..."