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‘Holocene’ will either take your hand like an empathetic friend or push you over the edge into a blubbering abyss, but either way – shit’s gonna get emotional. You’d have to be far more than just hungover not to fall for the intricate harmonies on offer here.Īll just a bit too much? Don’t worry, Justin Vernon feels your pain. If you do have to drag yourself out of bed, however, then this effortlessly pretty Neil Young acoustic number should at least help you fake that bright eyed morning feeling, even if inside you’re a shriveled husk. Grab a candle light some incense get nocturnal. In the dusky world of ‘Time Of The Season’, you don’t need sunlight anyway.
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Two minutes of lo-fi acoustic guitars and Karen’s inimitable tones, it’s beautifully sweet with enough lyrical bite (“Love’s a fucking bitch”) to stop it veering into saccharine territory.Ĭlose your eyes, sink back into your duvet and don’t even think about opening the curtains until the sun’s gone down.
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The whole of 2014 solo offering ‘Crush Songs’ is basically perfect for any time you’re feeling fragile – be that due to hangover, heartache or other – but ‘Rapt’ is one of the record’s standout moments.