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Both a recommendation and a plea. I only know O'Rourke from his production work with Smog (Red Apple Falls) and his previous album, Eureka. He's also, apparently, worked with Sonic Youth, which should get a fair few 'Lithers pricking up their ears. So if anyone could point me towards other stuff worth seeking out, I'd be very grateful.
1999's Eureka is a record that I keep coming back to. Its lush production, downbeat, bleak lyrics and Bacharach stylings never fail to affect me in some way, and never grow tired.
A couple of hours ago, I played his new album, Insignificance, for the first time. It's been on constant repetition since. The desolate, biting lyrics remain, but the music itself has changed again. In the place of orchestral strings is a more traditional rock ethic (at least, for the first half of the record). The ear for a tune still presides over all else.
Imagine if Dave Pajo (Papa M) or Will Oldham (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy) decided to write a pop album.
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