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| Released | July 23, 2021 | |||
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| Length | 44:10 | |||
| Label | Paradise of Bachelors | |||
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Life, and Another is the sixth record by the avant-pop musician Erin Birgy, under the moniker of Mega Bog. It was released by Paradise of Bachelors in July 2021. The record is produced by Birgy and James Krivchenia, the drummer for folk rock quartet Big Thief. [2]
Life, and Another was recorded at the Unknown studio in Anacortes, Washington, from 2019. [3] The album is influenced in part by the artist David Wojnarowicz's audio journals, transcriptions of which were published as Weight of the Earth (2018). [3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 81/100 [4] |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| Beats Per Minute | 76% [6] |
| God Is in the TV | 8/10 [7] |
| The Guardian | [1] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10 [8] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [9] |
Life, and Another has been welcomed with mostly positive reviews. On Metacritic, it has a score of 81 out of 100, indicating "universal acclaim", based on six reviews. Sophie Kemp for Pitchfork gave it a glowing review, calling it "delightfully freaky". [9]
All tracks are written by Erin Birgy.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Flower" | 2:35 |
| 2. | "Station to Station" | 4:25 |
| 3. | "Weight of the Earth, on Paper" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "Crumb Back" | 3:14 |
| 5. | "Butterfly" | 2:50 |
| 6. | "Life, and Another" | 4:10 |
| 7. | "Maybe You Died" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Beagle in the Cloud" | 1:42 |
| 9. | "Darmok" | 3:19 |
| 10. | "Adorable" | 1:13 |
| 11. | "Bull of Heaven" | 1:59 |
| 12. | "Obsidian Lizard" | 2:07 |
| 13. | "Before a Black Tea" | 3:29 |
| 14. | "Ameleon" | 5:20 |
| Total length: | 44:10 | |
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