![]() ![]() ![]() It developed out of the idea that the album could be represented in the style of an illuminated manuscript. The idea of representing the album as a deck of cards was one that I came up with before we had considered that this project might get a release on traditional formats. The four-minute "Galena" is a sample of the album that the band put together as a (technically non-album) single, and here's what band leader Myles McCabe told us about the video: The band are also selling an accompanying pack of tarot cards (each one representing one of the album's tracks), and they've made a video for the album's single "Galena," which shows off the deck. When the album was initially released, before it hit streaming services, the only way to hear it was in a widget on the band's website, which auto-shuffled the album and came with a tarot card-themed visualizer. The premise may seem like a brainy musician exercise, but the music is lush and emotive indie pop and Myles McCabe's voice and lyrics really tug at the heartstrings. What's most interesting, though, is how accessible the album sounds despite seeming so daunting to listen to. It's also not unlike hearing the ways different songs bleed together at live shows compared to on studio albums. It makes for a listening experience that's a little bit different each time, but always familiar. ME REX did something similar, but instead of forcing themselves to choose between all the different possibilities, they presented the album in a way where you'll eventually hear every one. The idea isn't totally absurd when Brian Wilson was working on his storied masterpiece Smile, he mentioned that he had multiple pieces of music on the cutting board, and he tried out various ways of piecing it all together. The album really does work that way, and that it sounds so natural is nothing short of an artistic triumph. might sound gimmicky on paper, but it's not in the slightest. One of the year's most unique albums is Megabear by UK indie band ME REX, a song cycle made up of 52 tracks that range from 30-60 seconds that's intended to be shuffled and sound like a cohesive album no matter what order you hear it in. ![]()
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