Artist: DM Stith
Title: Pity Dance
Label: Asthmatic Kitty
Genre: Indie
Bitrate: 182kbit av.
Time: 00:08:29
Size: 11.69 mb
Rip Date: 2009-03-11
Str Date: 2009-03-10
1. Pity Dance 4:21
2. Suzanne 4:08
Release Notes:
Sufjan Stevens is one of the most respected names in indie
music today, so perhaps it's only fitting that the label he's
signed to (and for whom he is also the official Minister of
Aesthetics), Asthmatic Kitty Records, possesses a similar
reputation. Recent releases from new upstarts The Welcome
Wagon and My Brightest Diamond only solidify the label's image
as a hotbed for high-quality indie folk and pop. It's good to
see that the trend is continuing with the new single 'Pity
Dance' from DM Stith, appearing on his new album Heavy Ghost,
which drops on March 10th.
If you're looking for something to shake your ass to, you're
miles away. 'Pity Dance÷ starts off with a delicate, minor-key
guitar and slowly builds momentum amid lyrics of self-loathing
and depreciation. The climax swells into a creepy symphony
replete with handclaps, wailing vocals, strings, horns,
chimes, and probably more. The result is something that is
satisfying yet eerily and subtly disturbing. Top 40, this
ain't.
All of the atmospheric background noises really add to the
haunting ambience of this song, and it also hints at a
staggering amount of hard work on the technical side of
things. The intricacy of the mixing and production in this
song is stunning, especially towards the end, where so much is
going on without it ever feeling cluttered.
Fans of Sufjan Stevens and Department of Eagles will very much
appreciate this tune. The video below is simple in concept,
but like the song was almost certainly harder to pull off than
it looks. On a lighter note, the actor in this clip looks like
the lovechild of Robin Williams and Sean Penn. Enjoy!