Astronautalis debut album You and Yer Good Ideas did indeed shake a few good ideas out, but most were stuck under the album's lo-fi production, which left behind little more than the impression of a pair of Southern stoners messing around with bedroom tapes. Mighty Ocean and Nine Dark Theaters presents a far different aural vista, and thus this album couldn't be further removed from it's predecessor. It doesn't, however, make categorizing Astronautalis any easier. Rap poet? Slacker soliloquist? C&W; story spinner? Indie singer/songwriter? At some point or other, the artist falls into all these categories, sometimes simultaneously. The music further blurs the edges - hip-hop rhythms; ambient, synthesized soundscapes; Available for the first time on vinyl. LIMITED TO 500 COPIES WORLDWIDE. SAND-COLORED VINYL. FIRST TIME ON VINYL. POLAROID LYRIC INSERT.
Track List
[Disc 1]- A1 Short Term Memory Loss
- A2 Meet Me Here Later
- A3 Seaweed Sheets
- B1 Lost at Sea (Part 1: That Old Sinking Feeling)
- B2 Lost at Sea (Part 2: The Getaway)
- B3 a Love Song for Gary Numan
- B4 Barrel Jumping (A Man of Letters)
[Disc 2]
- C1 Astigmatism
- C2 Skeleton (Everybody's Favorite)
- C3 My Dinner with Andy
- D1 Xmas in July
- D2 Down and Out in the Bold New City of the South
- D3 Meet Me Here Later (Reprise)
Protection Each record is protected within its record sleeve by a white vellum anti-dust sleeve.
Packaging All items are shipped brand-new and unopened in original packaging. Every record is shipped in original factory-applied shrink wrap and has never been touched by human hands.