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Nick Drake | Five Leaves Left (1969)

Randy Sloan August 7, 2015

Haunting sparse acoustic guitar and voice lightly backed up by pretty orchestrations. This troubled artist never received the recognition he deserves before ending his short life. Give him a listen now. 

Source: http://open.spotify.com/album/7IpcJbVxLLEfW0KXB7ndE2
In Music Tags acoustic, melancholy, music, 1001 Albums, Nick Drake
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Not much joy in Joy Division | Closer (1980) but they are masters of melancholy

Randy Sloan April 21, 2015

Distinctive and talented. A "quiet storm of musical restraint and emotive power". [John Bush, Rovi] Ian Curtis' vocals effectively achieve the mood and I really like the guitar's sort of wild thrashing about.

In Music Tags 1001 Albums, Joy Division, melancholy
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