A masterpiece that touches the heart with its awkward kindness. The sound is as delicate as a miniature garden.
This is the third album released in 2000 by the genius Mark Oliver Everett, aka E, which reached number 8 in the UK charts and goes beyond the profound sadness of his previous work to depict the casual beauty of everyday life.
Fresh piano and simple acoustic guitar overlap, while Mark Oliver Everett's richly-sung solo portrays the subtleties of everyday life. The uplifting feeling symbolized by "Mr. E's Beautiful Blues" coexists comfortably with the serene serenity that permeates the entire album. The layered sound he himself has built up clearly captures the organic texture of the instruments, resonating with a faint hope that lies beyond loss. This is a work of remarkable introspective beauty.
