Post by Bisley on Jul 15, 2013 21:33:50 GMT
Absynthe Minded's eponymous fourth album is something special. I was just wondering how I'm supposed to write a short introduction to an album where each song is too good to not have something said about it. Absynthe Minded is good, very good. When I think about my favourite AM album, I immediately think of this one and then I feel guilty for leaving the others out (particularly Acquired Taste and As It Ever Was, I have a thing about albums beginning with A apparently) but then I listen to Absynthe Minded and think, 'Yeah, this is definitely the best'. Super hit, Hugo Claus adaptation Envoi is just the tip of the iceberg. A quieter album than There Is Nothing, Bert and co make a foray into ballads. Moodswing Baby is one of the finest songs they've ever written and Heaven Knows, Papillon and Paramount follow on its heels. But the the album isn't all ballads, Dead on my Feet, Mercury and Multiple Choice all make use of heavily distorted violin which give the songs an excellently dirty feel. Multiple Choice is another of those songs that needs to be witnessed live to truly experience the song.
Absynthe Minded is probably my favourite album (I love all the songs I didn't mention too), what do you think?
