NEW ALBUMS
MEGA BOG
Oddball alt.folk that explores curious musical corners
Life, And Another SNOWBALL
8/10
Recorded in an array of studios with nearly a dozen collaborators – including James Krivchenia of Big Thief – Life, And Another is held together by the vocal prowess of Erin Birgy, AKA Mega Bog. This is her fifth album, and the sound touches on everything from Weimer-era dramatics (“Butterfly”) to folk whimsy (“Obsidian Lizard), the thundering bedlam of “Bull Of Heaven” to swampy tendrils of synth on “Station To Station”. Elsewhere are beautiful Eno-esque instrumental “Darmok” and the relatively accessible sax-driven “Crumb Back”, which sounds like a fusion between Squeeze and the E Street Band. Wonderfully eclectic and strangely uplifting.