At first I was kind of dreading
reviewing Mark Mccabe's new record, A Good Way to Bury Bad News.
Mccabe's music is a sort of very melancholic acoustic rock that comes
off with a sort of funeral doom vibe. And
I must say, now that I've finished listening to it, I have to say, I
think I'm in love. I've had a bit of personal tragedy recently (My
cat died) and I've been having difficulty dealing with it. Yet
somehow, this new record from Mark Mccabe has proven to be the best
way to bury my own piece of bad news and for that, I am eternally
grateful.
The
magic of this record is largely in the power of Mccabe's voice. It's
just so plain sad
there is no escaping the sheer depression that A Good Way
To Bury Bad News invokes. This
guy knows how to write music that reaches out to the heart, it may
not be technical or flashy, but by god, it is above all else
beautiful, and in the state of mind that I have right now, that is
exactly what I need. A Good Way to Bury Bad News seemingly
gambles everything on the emotional power of the music and it comes
off as a masterpiece. A masterpiece to the point that, with five days
left until I write my best of list for 2013 Mccabe has come storming
forth as a dark horse.
In closing, if
you're hurting and down, if you've had some sort of unfortunate event
hit you recently well, this is pretty clearly one of the best
remedies you could ask for. Mark Mccabe understands your sadness and
reflects it in his music, somehow validating the inner darkness that
we must all deal with at some point or another. Almost a tearjerker
at times (yes it's that emotional) Mark Mccabe has given me new hope
for the acoustic rock genre, he gets the music in a way few others
do, his crushing songs are somehow vaguely triumphant making you feel
better as you toss another shovelful of dirt into the bad news'
grave, and once the internment is complete, there is hope.
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