Life, and Another

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Life, and Another
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 2021 (2021-07-23)
Studio
Genre
Length44:10
Label Paradise of Bachelors
Producer
Mega Bog chronology
Dolphine
(2019)
Life, and Another
(2021)
End of Everything
(2023)

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]

Contents

Background

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]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 81/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Beats Per Minute 76% [6]
God Is in the TV 8/10 [7]
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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]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Erin Birgy.

Life, and Another track listing
No.TitleLength
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

Personnel

Musicians

Technical

Visuals

References

  1. 1 2 Rachel Aroesti (July 23, 2021). "Mega Bog: Life, and Another review – a beautiful, bewildering fantasy". The Guardian . Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  2. "Mega Bog: Life, and Another". paradiseofbachelors.com. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  3. 1 2 Moreland, Quinn (August 2, 2021). "Step Into the Inscrutable World of Mega Bog". Pitchfork . Retrieved August 10, 2021.
  4. "Life, and Another by Mega Bog Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  5. Fred Thomas. "Life, and Another – Mega Bog – Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  6. Tim Sentz. "Album Review : Mega Bog – Life, and Another". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved July 29, 2021.
  7. Trev Elkin (July 21, 2021). "Mega Bog – Life, and Another (Paradise of Bachelors)". God Is in the TV . Retrieved July 26, 2021.
  8. Janne Oinonen (July 25, 2021). "Mega Bog – Life, and Another". The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 27, 2021.
  9. 1 2 Sophie Kemp. "Mega Bog: Life, and Another Album Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved July 26, 2021.