![]() Some of these stylistic embellishments can be attributed to frequent collaborator James Krivchenia of Big Thief, who lends his everyman talents to co-producing and various instrumentation. Birgy’s brought a jam band mentality to some areas the jaunting single “Crumb Back” bops and bounces with brass accompaniment, and the breakneck pace of “Weight of the Earth, on Paper” makes it sound like it could have been a Fiona Apple song in an alternate universe. Mega Bog’s previous output has leaned more into avant-garde than pop, but this isn’t the case for Life, and Another as much. “And the person I thought I was singing for / Is the person to leave behind,” she sings, knowing full well her words may never be heard by the intended party. This allows for moments like “Station to Station”, which finds her making delicate chamber pop replete with echoes that trail down the caverns, rarely returning, while her vocals reach an uncompromising altitude before sliding down like sap on a branch. This is Mega Bog’s lifeforce album, a meditation on Birgy’s own frailty. Album opener “Flower” unfurls like the start of Spring when buds emerge from slumber, it rolls out as it should, in a freeing manner. This is what makes Life, and Another feel instantly more lavish than her previous work. Her compositions are extraordinarily unhinged while still containing all the vital pop ingredients to bring fans back each time. Previously, Birgy’s tended to rely on the atmosphere to push her narrative – she’s rightly considered an experimental musician. The result is her most engaging work yet. ![]() Instead of the sparse echoing that shrouded Dolphine’s unrefined pop, Birgy’s latest Life, and Another expands her palette tenfold with different hues and tones that would typically go unnoticed on an experimental record. For her sixth album, Mega Bog architect Erin Birgy has disposed of the unkempt aesthetic of her previous record – 2019’s underrated Dolphine – and has tightened her grip on the purpose of this project that she’s been moving strategically across the genre map.
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