#posthumous music

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Sparklehorse — Bird Machine (Anti-)

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Bird Machine by Sparklehorse

When Sparklehorse released Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot in 1995, it felt like an outlier. At the time, during the height of Britpop, there weren’t many artists making slow-motion, country-influenced, lo-fi rock music like Mark Linkous. His aesthetic brought together a classic pop sensibility with a junkshop approach to instrumentation and timbre, where a song like “Chaos of the Galaxy / Happy Man” from second album Good Morning Spider literally sounded like tuning into a radio transmission. He collaborated with PJ Harvey and Tom Waits on It’s a Wonderful Life, and on the title track of fourth album Slept For Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain, he painfully evoked the syrup-thick sensation of depression. Though Linkous was candid about his mental-health struggles, when he took his own life in March 2010, it was still a shocking and tragic loss.

Bird Machine is technically the fifth Sparklehorse record, and was worked on by Linkous in the months leading up to his death. This posthumous release has been lovingly put together by Linkous’s brother, Matt, and his sister-in-law, Melissa — and they’ve done a fantastic job. It sounds just as a Sparklehorse album should, and is a surprisingly upbeat listening experience given it was recorded during Linkous’s final months. Among the 14 songs are some searingly fuzzy numbers, such as opener “It Will Never Stop,” “I Fucked It Up,” and “Listening to the Higsons,” a Robyn Hitchcock cover. There’s the sparklingly Beatles-esque “Daddy’s Gone,” the bright, Mellotron-laced “Evening Star Supercharger,” and “The Scull of Lucia” is reminiscent of Radiohead’s “No Surprises,” with a naïve, music-box feel to its melodies.

It’s in Bird Machine’s heavier moments, though, where the album really hits home — and the loss of a unique artist is most keenly felt. The harrowing “O Child” is so slow and sparse that it feels like it could fall apart at any moment, and the lengthy instrumental outro includes fractured, static-flecked dictaphone recordings. On “Everybody’s Gone to Sleep,” Linkous taps into a mellow Yo La Tengo vibe, his vocal sounding uncannily like Ira Kaplan. After the brief guitar instrumental “Blue,” “Stay” is a heartbreaking piano-driven closer, reassuring a loved one “It’s gonna get brighter,” yet sounding as if Linkous is already heading towards the light. And on standout “Kind Ghosts,” which belongs among Sparklehorse’s finest songs, the lyrics are all the more bittersweet given the context: “Where were you, my kind ghosts, when I needed you?” Let’s hope they were waiting for him on the other side.

Tim Clarke

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[userautumn]

can we not. can we not fucking do this. "liam payne" is not releasing anything because liam payne is dead. can we not wait for the body to cool before we start trying to profit off of his existence and the tragedy of his death. can we not.

[disease]

ばぶちゃん | 死後日記 「CD, 2018」 | BABU-0005 ILLUSTRATION: TREVOR BROWN

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EDDIE COCHRAN Various pink/red singles 1962, 1964, 1963, 1988, 1981, 1968

[ringneckedpheasant]

i Knowwwww it’s just the sleep deprivation but a judee sill song came on shuffle & I almost immediately started sobbing because I remembered that someone loved her & her music enough to write a song about her. bank robbing queen who died too young 😔

[tiz-chan]

IF I HAD A HEART - A SCARAMOUCHE / WANDERER FANMIX

i. You should see me in a crown / Billie Elish  ii. Algorithm / MUSE  iii. Wiped Out! / The Neighbourhood  iv. My ordinary life / The Living Tombstone  v. Shatter me / Lindsey Stirling ft. Lzzy Hale  vi. Non-believer / London Grammar  vii. Battle cry / Angel Haze ft. Sia  viii. Feel / A LIFE DIVIDED  ix. A tribe called red / Angel Haze  x. Daddy issues / The Neighbourhood  xi. Artificial nocturne / Metric  xii. Can you save me? / Hoobastank  xiii. Feel something / Jaymes Young  xiv. Posthumous forgiveness / Tame Impala  xv. If I had a heart / Fever Ray

     KAEDEHARA KAZUHA MIX                      KAZUSCARA MIX

[emeraldaquariumxo]

Virgin Veins. A Coma Cinema cover. Please let me know what you think of my take on this beautiful song. 💚

[modelartist-demri]

Alice in Chains - Died, from "Music Bank" album, released on October 26, 1999

[Verse 1] I could climb until I reach where angels reside Ask around to find out where the junkies applied You just up and left me on this rock all alone It's my fault for knowing not what I should have known

[Chorus] Oh, oh, oh My heart is dried up beating slow Oh, oh It's been deflating since you died Since you died You died

[Verse 2] I could drop until I touch the sinister side Visit all attractions flippin' back and aside Still you leave me rotting on this rock all alone It's my fault for knowing not what I should have known

[Chorus] Oh, oh, oh My heart is dried up beating slow Oh, oh It's been deflating since you died Since you died You died

[Chorus] Oh, oh, oh My heart is dried up beating slow Oh, oh It's been deflating since you died Since you died You died

[Verse 3] I could climb until I reach where angels reside I could drop until I touch the sinister side

[Chorus] Oh, oh My heart is dried up beating slow Uh, oh It's been deflating since you died Since you died You died Died You died Died You died

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The last song Layne Staley ever recorded with Alice in Chains, “Died” describes the agony and devastation he feels about the loss of someone.

It was likely about his ex-fiancée Demri Parrott. After the two had broken up, she died of an overdose in 1996 after being clean for 2 years.

[johnnycashhistorian]

On this day: March 25, 2014

Legacy Recordings and the estate of Johnny Cash released Out Among the Stars. This was Johnny's fourth posthumous studio album and his 71st album overall. The tracks on this album were originally "lost" recordings made from 1981-1984 with the famous country producer Billy Sherill. The recordings were shelved by Johnny's label, Columbia Records, after poor sales of the 1981 album The Baron. The tracks were rediscovered in 2012 by Johnny's son, John Carter Cash. June Carter Cash is also featured on two tracks. Country music legends Minnie Pearl and Waylon Jennings also appear on the album. The album debuted at #3 on the US Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Billboard Top Country Albums. In the UK, the album debuted at #4. It remained on the US Billboard Top 200 for 13 weeks.

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Liam Payne's First Posthumous Song 'Do No Wrong' Set to Release Following His Tragic Death

Liam Payne’s First Posthumous Song Set for Release In a poignant tribute to the late Liam Payne, his first posthumous single is set to drop this Friday. The song, titled ‘Do No Wrong’, was a collaborative effort with Grammy-winning producer and singer Sam Pounds, who had been working with Payne before his untimely passing. Pounds took to social media to share his heartfelt announcement,…

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insane how i got into the terror to start this month and they identify fitzjames' remains towards the end of the month.