Deserter's Songs
Mercury Rev

Seemingly incongruously with the positive reviews I read, the opening track "Holes" left me believing this would either be a one star album, or more likely, one I did not finish. I'm glad I gave it a chance as it grew on me and, in my opinion, mostly improved from the first track. The vocals were the weakest part to me (which is my primary complaint throughout this experiment), but much more palatable than many of the artists on this list thus far.

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