Life, and Another | ||||
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Released | July 23, 2021 | |||
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Label | Paradise of Bachelors | |||
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Life, and Another is the sixth record by avant-pop musician Erin Birgy, under the moniker of Mega Bog. It was released by Paradise of Bachelors in July 2021. The record features co-production help from 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. [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]
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