Carissa's Wierd - Songs for Leaving

Tracks:
1. You Should be Hated Here
2. Silently Leaving the Room
3. So You Wanna Be a Super Hero
4. September Come Take This Heart Away
5. Ignorant Piece of Shit
6. The Piano Song
7. They'll Only Miss You When You Leave
8. A New Holiday (November 16th)
9. Farewell to All These Rotten Teeth
10. Sophisticated Fuck Princess Please Leave Me Alone
11. Low Budget Slow Motion Soundtrack Song for the Leaving Scene
12. (March 19th 1983) It Was Probably Green


Take this album away from me, I can't stop crying over it.

This is one of the most beautifully made albums I've ever listened to, possibly topping some of my all-time favorites (Silver ep, Takk, Souvlaki...). The string work is startlingly deep, the guitar harmonies are perfect, the minimalist Low-inspired drum work, the vocal harmonies, the lyrics... There is absolutely nothing bad about this album. Every song is a gem, and I can gaurentee you will listen to this on repeat for a very long time.

Also, they misspelled 'wierd' intentionally.

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Casiotone for the Painfully Alone - Vs. Children

Tracks:

1. Casiotone for the Painfully Alone vs. Children
2. Tom Justice, The Choir Boy Robber, Apprehended at Ace Hardware in Libertyville, IL
3. Optimist vs. The Silent Alarm (When The Saints Go Marching In)
4. Natural Light
5. Traveling Salesman's Young Wife Home Alone on Christmas in Montpelier, VT
6. Man O' War
7. Northfield, MN
8. Killers
9. Harsh The Herald Angels Sing
10. You Were Alone
11. White Jetta

I'm posting this album because it's necessary and beautiful. Casiotone cannot do wrong.

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VNV Nation - Futureperfect

Tracks:

1. Foreword
2. Epicentre
3. Electronaut
4. Liebestod
5. Holding On
6. Carbon
7. Genesis
8. Structure
9. Fearless
10. 4AM
11. Beloved
12. Airships
    

VNV Nation is a futurepop/ebm band from the likes of all over Europe. By that I mean their members come from many separate European countries, but now they all just kinda live in Hamburg.
This is a beautiful album filled with more melancholy and nostalgia than most humans can fathom without going insane. It's an intensely emotional album and is best listened to while intensely emotional. It might also have some religious undertones, but I'm not sure if that's true or if I'm just paranoid.

Also, the VNV stands for Victory, Not Vengeance. Nice little tidbit.

Check out (aside from everything) tracks 5, 6, 7, 11, and 12.

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