Empty Country - Empty Country (early 2020) Album • Page 9

I think this album is absolutely perfectly paced and sequenced

 

correct

this is a real album

 

essentially this album feels like joe's version of ghosts of the great highway to me

 

yes, this album fuckin rules

 

also, I reached out to Joe about a question about an order and he's the nicest person every time ive engaged with him.

 

this is a wild comparison that makes me appreciate the album even more than I already did. can't stop listening to this thing

 

yeah i wouldn't change a goddamn thing about this perfect album haha

 

well, this got me to listen to my first full SKM album so thank you. great comparison tbh and also loving this record so far.

 

Kozelek can be a dumbass, but this is my favorite album of all-time btw! Glad to see someone else enjoy it for the first time!

 

damn you need to listen to Benji

and Red House Painters if you haven't before

 

Please don't ruin this album by bringing Mark Kozelek into it.

 

@nohandstoholdonto def give Red House Painters' Old Ramon a listen if you enjoy Ghosts of the Great Highway. My favorite RHP release and two halves of a whole in my mind.

 

I feel compelled to clarify that just because I said I think I can see why it might drag for some people doesn’t mean I agree - this is my favorite album of the year so far and it’s one of those albums I feel like I’ve been waiting for for years.

 

Songs for a Blue Guitar is also gorgeous.

 

just noticed his Mount Eerie poster, hell yeah

 

songs a 10

 

itll strike you deaf dumb and blind

every lifer's life ends SOMETIME

 

My record shipped!!

 

Suppose I should probably order a copy of this too

 

come and live it down with me

 

with fading tenderness, I left you somethin' dreadful

 

can y'all even imagine if we still had the release date as 4/24? lotta bad things about this situation we're in, arguably nothing but, but getting this early isn't one of them bc i feel like putting this on is the what i look forward to doing the most on most days. not to be hyperbolic or too sincere on main but this is the kind of record that makes me believe in art and remember what it's possible to feel when you really connect with something and aren't just consuming for the sake of it. i feel like every listen is more and more rewarding for me and i really love this a lot :)

 

I don't think that's hyperbole at all, this album is already very important to me

 

Silly, but I play it every Friday after my 4 pm meeting because it makes me happy and signifies that the weekend is here! Makes me wanna dance around the kitchen.