Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
Grouper
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| Name | Artist | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Disengaged | Grouper | 4:16 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Heavy Water / I'd Rather Be Sleeping | Grouper | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Stuck | Grouper | 5:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | When We Fall | Grouper | 2:07 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Traveling Through a Sea | Grouper | 4:23 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 6 | Fishing Bird (Empty Gutted In the Evening Breeze) | Grouper | 3:51 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 7 | Invisible | Grouper | 3:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 8 | I'm Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill | Grouper | 2:21 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 9 | A Cover Over | Grouper | 2:48 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 10 | A Cover Over | Grouper | 4:30 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 11 | Tidal Wave | Grouper | 5:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 12 | We've All Gone to Sleep | Grouper | 3:03 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| Total: 12 Songs |
iTunes Review
With a title as dreary and hopeless as Dragging a Dead Dear Up a Hill, Liz Harris' third proper Grouper LP doesn't exactly present itself as an uplifting listen. And you know what? It isn't. Yet here we are, unable to ignore Harris' ambient haze, a self-conscious cloud of delay/distortion effects that can't quite contain the inherent beauty of her sleep-deprived hooks. Well hooks in a general sense, since most Grouper songs sound like they were literally submerged in water, leaving generous layers of rust and decaying drone tones behind. Harris revealz a full-on melody in the rickety bridge of "Heavy Water / I'd Rather Be Sleeping." It's a doozy, too, making us long for a Grouper LP that completely lifts the veil off Harris' phantom vocals. For now, though, we're more than content witnessing her fevered dreams — mood music that generates the same numbing sensation as tossing a pile of sepia-toned photos in a fire.
Recent Customer Reviews
hypnotizing
by olivia.reneeit throws you into an ocean of droning acoustics, and pulls you right back out with a sweet, melancholy voice
Magnetic Melancholy
by WelikethenewmusicThe cliche "haunting melody" should be reserved for music this good.
hypnotizing...
by thurston.i can only really listen to this in bed. and that's a good thing. it is so calming, haunting, layered, beautiful and overwhelming that i have to lay down, turn off the lights and just allow it to overpower me.
if i had to guess what it would be like to be visited by the dead bringing me flowers, this is it.
I am lucky enough to live in the same city as Liz, so i can see her perform often. she puts the entire room in a trance....she fills the space and everyone in it.
Biography
Born: Portland, OR
Genre: Prog-Rock/Art Rock
Years Active: '00s
Top Albums and Songs by Grouper
| Name | Album | Time | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Heavy Water / I'd Rather Be Sleeping | Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill | 2:53 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 2 | Invisible | Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill | 3:55 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 3 | Stuck | Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill | 5:59 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 4 | Cover the Windows and the Walls | Cover the Windows and the Walls | 5:47 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
| 5 | Tidal Wave | Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill | 5:35 | $0.99 | View In iTunes |
- $9.99
- Genres: Electronic, Music, Alternative, Ambient, Rock, Prog-Rock/Art Rock
- Released: Jun 16, 2008
- ℗ 2008 Type
