{"id":17951,"date":"2018-11-23T01:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-11-23T06:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southeastofheaven.com\/?p=17951"},"modified":"2022-01-06T19:48:43","modified_gmt":"2022-01-07T00:48:43","slug":"album-review-marissa-nadler-for-my-crimes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.southeastofheaven.com\/?p=17951","title":{"rendered":"Album Review: Marissa Nadler &#8211; For My Crimes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Marissa Nadler \u2013 For My Crimes<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Release Date:<\/strong> September 28, 2018<\/p>\n<p>2018 was definitely the year that I found myself listening to some really dark, mellow shit. Doran Sorriaux from Blues Pills put out an amazing 4 song psychedelic folk EP, I discovered Amigo the Devil and his amazing new album Everything is Fine, and to my delight, Marissa Nadler released her new brilliant album, For My Crimes.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s hard to believe that Marissa Nadler has a musical life spanning 14 years so when I first discovered her last year, it was like opening Pandora\u2019s Box. The music just kept coming. The haunting ballads, the ethereal, somber vocals, and sparse guitar playing that made up her songs drew me in like a moth to a flame. One would think that over time, this kind of presentation would eventually get old but Marissa Nadler just continued to grow upon each released work with her latest, For My Crimes, being her best to date.<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"750\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Lu0zQzlb--k?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Opening with the murder ballad \u201cFor My Crimes\u201d, it is a haunting story of someone about face their fate for the crimes (whatever they may be) which kind of reminded me of a modernized version of &#8220;Long Black Veil.&#8221; \u00a0 \u201cI Can\u2019t Listen to Gene Clark Anymore\u201d is a beautiful yet lamenting ballad that has Nadler singing that she \u201ccan\u2019t listen to Gene Clark without you anymore.\u201d This song is followed by the song \u201cAre You Really Going to Move to the South\u201d which gives the listener the idea that there is some significant loss here. Like Queen once sang: \u201cIs this the real life? Is this just fantasy?\u201d Either way, Nadler paints these storyboards of lyrics with so much conviction that it leaves one wondering if these songs are merely stories or are they something deep rooted in her own life?<\/p>\n<p>For My Crimes, again, is Marissa Nadler\u2019s best release to date. She has come into her own as a modern troubadour storyteller that would\u2019ve been very much at home in the Laurel Canyon era of folk music. Nadler\u2019s melancholy vocals and sparse musical arrangements command the listener\u2019s attention to the lyrics which, in my opinion, is the most important part of what Nadler\u2019s doing. For My Crimes is an amazing collection of stories put to music that left me captivated, intrigued, and full of questions. A truly great album, in my opinion, is one that makes you want to go back for repeat listens; maybe to try and decipher the lyrics or maybe to just be swept away but the dreamy, late night sounds of Nadler&#8217;s music.\u00a0 For My Crimes is that kind of album making it an instant folk classic that will sound as good 20 years from now as it does today.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marissa Nadler \u2013 For My Crimes Release Date: September 28, 2018 2018 was definitely the year that I found myself listening to some really dark, mellow shit. Doran Sorriaux from Blues Pills put out an amazing 4 song psychedelic folk EP, I discovered Amigo the Devil and his amazing new album Everything is Fine, and to my delight, Marissa Nadler released her new brilliant album, For My Crimes. 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