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The Secret Migration

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It's hard to separate the career paths of Mercury Rev from the Flaming Lips. Both feature vocal chords on loan from Neil Young and at roughly the same time they transformed from a uncommercial style of psychedelic rock to the dreamy, fantasy-filled Americana which they perform today. In Mercury Rev's case, the turning point came with 1998's universally acclaimed 'Deserters Songs'. The formula was refined on 'All Is Dream' and now 'The Secret Migration' is all about consolidating their form. If anything, the new album is lighter and dreamier in tone, so much so that the opening songs drift by in pleasant but rather underwhelming fashion. Once the fourth track 'Black Forest (Lorelei)' kicks in, though, a ghostly presence is added to the soporific ambience, 'Vermillion' is blessed with a breathless, swooning chorus and 'First-Time Mother's Joy (Flying)' is the sweetest of ballads. Yet 'In A Funny Way' is the pinnacle; bringing together the tender and the dramatic with effortless grace, it's actually strangely reminiscent of Echo And The Bunnymen's 'Silver' in its arrangement. It takes a while to really get going but Mercury Rev prove that they still know how to make the most of a glossy production.
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  Track Listing
01 Secret For A Song
02 Across Yer Ocean
03 Diamonds
04 Black Forest (Lorelei)
05 Vermillion
06 In The Wilderness
Standout Track In A Funny Way
08 My Love
09 Moving On
10 The Climbing Rose
11 Arise
12 First-Time Mother's Joy (Flying)
13 Down Poured The Heavens

Standout Track = Standout Track

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