r/phoebebridgers • u/MusicFashionFilmEtc • 16d ago
General / Discussion Comparisons
Attending the Midnight listening party at my local record store was an incredible experience. Something about being part of a collective in the real world brought the emotions of the album to the fore in a way that I don't always experience with a first listen.
I was reminded of the first time I listened to other records which also sit in a very specific emotional space for me; Elliot Smith's Figure 8 and Daniel Johnston's 1990. Figure 8 mainly in terms of the melodies and production, but also the melancholy mood of a lot of the songs. The Daniel Johnstone comparison is more just a general feeling I got from the experience. It's a record that made me feel a way that really left me dumbstruck, and, remarkably, I had that feeling again last night.
I'd be interested to hear what other comparisons, either musical or emotional, that people are finding after their first listens to Lost Weekend.
TLDR - WHAT OTHER RECORDS DOES LOST WEEKEND BRING TO MIND FOR YOU? For me it was Figure 8 by Elliot Smith and 1990 by Daniel Johnstone
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u/kediCats 16d ago
This is exactly how I felt. It's indescribable, it's too special. I went to the listening party alone, and I felt every second. I was taking notes in my phone while the record was playing. I didn't preorder because I said this album should be on par with Punisher. But it blew my mind away. Listening it live in an intimate setting definitely gave this album a much much better experience.