the saddest music in the world?

thanks to ben i have a copy of ::the swell season:: in its entirety... thanks ben.

this may just be the best break up album of all time. and by best i mean heartbreaking, harshly honest, painful... some of the most raw and brutal lyrics of the heart i've ever heard...

musically, i reckon you'll appreciate this album if ya like:
beth gibbons & rustin man
low
the innocence mission
nick drake
Saint-Saëns
the frames ;0)

or indeed if you like this album then go check out the above list...

words alone cannot capture what is communicated by the melody -- with chord changes that infuse a bittersweetness (but without the sweet), but fwiw here's the lyrics to one of my 'favourites' so far... i think i've transcribed them right...

i aspire to be able to write with this realness...

::
Lies

i think it's time we give it up
figure out what's stopping us
from breathing easy and talking straight

the way is clear if you're ready now
to volunteer and slow it down
and taking time to save yourself

the little cracks they escalate
before you know it is too late
for making circles and turning round

you're moving too fast for me
and i can't keep up with you
maybe if you slow down for me
i could see you're only telling
lies lies lies
breaking us down
with your lies lies lies
when will you learn?

the little cracks they escalate
before we knew it was too late
for making circles
and turning round

you're moving too fast for me
and i can't keep up with you
maybe if you slow down for me
i could see you're only telling
lies lies lies
breaking us down with your
lies lies lies
when you will you learn?

so plant the thought
and watch it grow
wind it up
and let it go

::

LB, x