I sorta slept on this one for a long time for various reasons - not being released by chief among them, but also the admittedly reprehensible -esque artwork (cant top so why even try), plus the fact Id never heard anyone ever say anything about it, good or bad. While it might actually be better (I certainly enjoy it more), its hard to drown out the cultish fervor surrounding .Their major label debut Four Calendar Cafis some of the most straightforward pop music they ever made - s pulled back slightly on his gratuitous reverb, and you can almost sing along to s vocals. Unlike the deliberately confounding song titles and pointlessly meandering songwriting of their mid-career records (which I love!), tracks like Bluebeard and Know Who You Are At Every Age are intuitive and down to earth. The entire side B is, in my opinion, the finest 20 minutes of music the ever cut to tape; starting with the utterly sublime My Truth through the new age excellence Essence, jangle pop earworm Summerhead and the crystalline wall of sound bliss of Pur - Im getting goosebumps just thinking about listening to it! If youre nodding your head yes, you too have probably been stalking D*sc*gs literally for years trying to get a copy and can finally get some sleep thanks to this official 2024 repress, now on 4AD along with . Highly recommended.
- 1993 major label debut, official 30th anniversary 4AD reissue approved bythe band
- black vinyl pressing
- newly remastered by Robin Guthrie
- full color printed insert
- original release year: 1993
- music label: 4AD 2024
