Up and coming ...

[dean_martin]

Mutual Benefit's Love's Crushing Diamond (sorry, no pic) is aural bliss. Every time I've put it on, I've listened to the whole thing. It's sort of a mix of sparklehorse and Iron & Wine. There are spots that require a little patience, such as opening "warm-up" playing and drifting interludes between tracks, but then it bombards with pleasing sounds. The download card includes the album as well as an ep (which is probably on the cd, but what do I know). Looking forward to listening to that ep.

[noddin0ff]

Mutual Benefit's Love's Crushing Diamond (sorry, no pic) is aural bliss. Every time I've put it on, I've listened to the whole thing. It's sort of a mix of sparklehorse and Iron & Wine. There are spots that require a little patience, such as opening "warm-up" playing and drifting interludes between tracks, but then it bombards with pleasing sounds. The download card includes the album as well as an ep (which is probably on the cd, but what do I know). Looking forward to listening to that ep.

I second that opinion. Thanks to Davey for the tip on a good album. The interludes and the background noises put me in mind of other things I like (Phosphorescent-Muchacho for the album structure, The Books, and way more obscure Molly Berg and Stephen Vitiello-The Gorilla Variations for the auditory sampling that adds some personalizing touches mixed with folk). Bliss with ambiance.

[dean_martin]

I second that opinion. Thanks to Davey for the tip on a good album. The interludes and the background noises put me in mind of other things I like (Phosphorescent-Muchacho for the album structure, The Books, and way more obscure Molly Berg and Stephen Vitiello-The Gorilla Variations for the auditory sampling that adds some personalizing touches mixed with folk). Bliss with ambiance.

My thanks, too. I probably should've posted in the thread where it was discussed (which I believe was the 2013 wrap-up thread, but I was too lazy to find it.)