Snowflake Midnight
Mercury Rev
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Snowflake In a Hot World | Mercury Rev | 3:57 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Butterfly's Wing | Mercury Rev | 4:03 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Senses On Fire | Mercury Rev | 3:28 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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People Are So Unpredictable (There's No Bliss Like Home) | Mercury Rev | 6:39 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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October Sunshine | Mercury Rev | 2:10 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Runaway Raindrop | Mercury Rev | 5:55 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Dream of a Young Girl As a Flower | Mercury Rev | 7:54 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Faraway from Cars | Mercury Rev | 3:18 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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A Squirrel and I (Holding On.... And Then Letting Go) | Mercury Rev | 3:54 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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iTunes Review
Few albums in 2008 attempt the sonic grandeur pulled off by upstate NY’s Mercury Rev on Snowflake Midnight. It’s an ambitious maelstrom of production flourishes, instrumental dares, and melodic wanderings where the tunes flow and often interrupt themselves to find new footing. “People Are So Unpredictable” feasts on ambient, haunting tones and rhythmless moments of pastoral reflection, threatening to breakout for the cathartic moment, but mostly marinating in a psychedelic haze of ghostly voices and sci-fi soundtrack incidentals. Obviously influenced by Pink Floyd, the ‘70s German Krautrock movement, and the Flaming Lips (with whom Rev leader Jonathan Donahue was once a member), Mercury Rev rekindle the lost art and magic of improvisational and experimental rock where the overall concept trumps the individual moment. “October Sunshine” works as ominous New Age and continues into “Runaway Raindrop”. “Butterfly’s Wing” veers near the pop song. “Dream of a Young Girl as a Flower” treads eight minutes of luminous ground, immersing itself in instrumental chaos. This trio has the unusual power of an orchestra within its grasp.
Customer Reviews
Astonishing
I recently saw Mercury rev play some of these new songs at the End of the Road festival and they were indeed astonishing as is this new album which goes beyond Deserter's Songs to be their best album of all time.
Breathtaking stuff!
After the slight disappointment of 'Secret Migration' (good, but not as good as its two predecessors) I slipped Snowflake Midnight on with a little trepidation. The first thing that struck me was that the whole sound was very different - much more synth-based, sometimes ambient, sometimes even dancey (is that a word?) and yet still recognisably Rev. It has more in common with their recent instrumental output than the last three conventional albums - the Hello Blackbird soundtrack and the free download Strange Attractor that they've just released. But is it any good? I guess the star rating will have given that away - I think it's tremendous! The sound is lush, sweeping, often surprising and always interesting. Standouts on the first few plays are the single, Senses on Fire, which has a really driving urgency about it, and the haunting Faraway from Cars. But there's so much in just about every track I'm sure I will change my mind soon. Can't wait to see them live next month!
Back to best form - and beyond
Agree with Charliett above - was also at End of the Road and was blown away, especially by new songs, best Rev gig in Years. Now this album is definitely up there with Deserters Songs, but in some ways even better as it draws on some of the earlier, more way out Rev stuff like Boces and SYOTOS. After being a bit disappointed with Secret Migration, this is a fantastic return to form, an amazing, jaw dropping album, unlike anything else you will hear. For me the album of 2008 without a doubt. Just Buy it now!!!
Biography
Formed: Buffalo, NY
Genre: Alternative
Years Active: '80s, '90s, '00s
Top Albums and Songs By Mercury Rev
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The Dark Is Rising | All Is Dream | 4:52 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Goddess On a Hiway | Deserter's Songs | 3:45 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Holes | Deserter's Songs | 5:55 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Senses On Fire | Snowflake Midnight | 3:28 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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October Sunshine | Snowflake Midnight | 2:10 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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People Are So Unpredictable (There's No Bliss Like Home) | Snowflake Midnight | 6:39 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Nite and Fog | All Is Dream | 3:57 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Opus 40 | Deserter's Songs | 5:10 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Little Rhymes | All Is Dream | 5:11 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
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Hercules | All Is Dream | 7:52 | £0.99 | View In iTunes |
- £7.99
- Genres: Alternative, Music, Rock, Adult Alternative, Indie Rock, Psychedelic
- Released: 26 September 2008
- ℗ 2008 V2 Cooperative Music
