Songs currently kicking your ass.

i guess that is for you what 'the mercy seat' is for me. great album though

The album is killer. When I immerse myself in it it's like an incredible southern gothic anthology film playing out in my head. But the closer is something extra and probably my favorite example of musical storytelling. The entire "it's been years now..." verse where the narrator's attempts to move on are undercut by this doomed descending motif that just keeps going unabated like some unresolvable trauma that'll ruin everything you'll ever touch. I get the chills every time I listen to it attentively.

The Mercy Seat is great too. This Bambara album has had me wondering if I'm a latent blues punk/gothic rock fan so I've checked out some Nick Cave/Birthday Party stuff but I can't say I've found an album that has clicked with me, but I do love that one song.