the Long Winters

Editor's Review:

There is something really beautifully fucked up about this album, and it's clear from the outset that it's a form of cathartic therapy for The Long Winters' main man, John Roderick. One run through the liner notes reveals a couple of "Dear John" letters added as art, and lyrics awash in personal anguish, regret and pain. Of course, it's anguish, regret and pain that comes from accepting responsibility, and each of these songs, according to the liner notes, is dedicated to either a woman or situation that Roderick has moved on from. The music itself is an amazing mixture of indie rock musical tenets and cool production techniques, resulting in thoughtful and attention-grabbing rock music that employs vocal melodies that play - both with and against - off-kilter pop-hooks and unconventional songwriting techniques.
- Max Sidman


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Record Label Barsuk Records Released March 2002

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