New Despair EP, Gothic Archies, Music CD

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New Despair EP


1	It's Useless To Struggle 2:30
2	City Of The Damned 1:41
3	The Abondoned Castle of My Soul 3:12
4	Your Long White Fingers 1:36
5	Ever Falls The Twillight 3:43
6	The Tiny Goal 1:48
7	In A Cave 1:38

Editorial Reviews

It's a somewhat pointless exercise for Stephin Merritt to release his work under so many different monikers (Magnetic Fields, Future Bible Heroes, the 6ths, and the Gothic Archies), but this little idiosyncrasy doesn't make the music any less gorgeous. The New Despair treads the same inorganic, melancholy synth ground as most of Merritt's other work, with equally satisfying results. That said, it is true that the Gothic Archies title does have its own sonic identity: thin, distant guitars take over some of the space Merritt usually fills with synths, and The New Despair's compositions push his pop experiments past the familiar ground of Magnetic Fields and into more varied, adventurous territory. As a result, the seven songs on the record almost seem to have more depth and consistency than some of Merritt's other endeavors. Nitsuh Abebe, All Music Guide

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New Despair EP


1	It's Useless To Struggle 2:30
2	City Of The Damned 1:41
3	The Abondoned Castle of My Soul 3:12
4	Your Long White Fingers 1:36
5	Ever Falls The Twillight 3:43
6	The Tiny Goal 1:48
7	In A Cave 1:38

All Music Guide

It's a somewhat pointless exercise for Stephin Merritt to release his work under so many different monikers (Magnetic Fields, Future Bible Heroes, the 6ths, and the Gothic Archies), but this little idiosyncrasy doesn't make the music any less gorgeous. The New Despair treads the same inorganic, melancholy synth ground as most of Merritt's other work, with equally satisfying results. That said, it is true that the Gothic Archies title does have its own sonic identity: thin, distant guitars take over some of the space Merritt usually fills with synths, and The New Despair's compositions push his pop experiments past the familiar ground of Magnetic Fields and into more varied, adventurous territory. As a result, the seven songs on the record almost seem to have more depth and consistency than some of Merritt's other endeavors. Nitsuh Abebe

Product Details

Format: CD
Original Release: 1997
Release Date: 04/08/2003
Label: MERGE RECORDS
Catalog No.: 50127
UPC: 673855012728
Sales Rank: 85,579

Album Credits
Performance Credits
Gothic Archies		Primary Artist
Stephin Merritt		Guitar, Vocals