{"product_id":"mercury-rev-deserters-songs-2018-vinyl-lp","title":"Mercury Rev: Deserter's Songs Vinyl LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"The world wasn't exactly waiting for another Mercury Rev record,\"\u003c\/i\u003e says frontman Jonathan Donahue. \u003ci\u003eSee You on the Other Side\u003c\/i\u003e, the 1995 album from the Buffalo, NY band, had performed poorly, which put Donahue in a dark place, all the while almost splitting up the sextet. He retreated at home in the Catskill Mountains and re-revisited some of his favorite records, which lead to Donahue recording some rough demos, and that was the start of \u003ci\u003eDeserter's Songs\u003c\/i\u003e, the 4th LP from Mercury Rev, originally released in 1998. Lush and dreamlike, the brilliant 12-tracker explores the most psychedelic \u0026amp; immersive sides of pop. The tracks are strange and beautiful: sorta like Disney tunes but with poisoned cores. Mellotron, Chamberlin, saw, woodwinds and brass make for a grand backdrop, and combined w\/ Donahue's vocals, the tracks blurt out a bevy of emotions, from the hopeful and romantic to aching \u0026amp; melancholic. Check out the powerful opener \"Holes,\" or the jarring \"Opus 40\" \u0026amp; \"Endlessly.\" \"Tonite It Shows\" and \"Goddess On a Hiway\" are also highlights, and the the bleak piano playing in \"I Collect Coins\" is one of the most memorable moments on the record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003emusic label: Excelsior Melodies 1998 \/ 2018\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003ereviewed by singing in japanese 01\/19\u003c\/h6\u003e","brand":"Mercury Rev","offers":[{"title":"Vinyl LP","offer_id":15840890650714,"sku":"lp-10283","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/4542\/products\/mercuryrev-deserterssong.jpg?v=1762276237","url":"https:\/\/www.turntablelab.mom\/products\/mercury-rev-deserters-songs-2018-vinyl-lp","provider":"turntablelab.mom","version":"1.0","type":"link"}