14. Schiavetto
The Microphones - The Glow, Pt. 2
Color 3.7 / Song 3
Player's Argument:
The worst moods are grey--the darkness hasn't quite set, but the light's too far off to matter. You haven't quite hit rock bottom, but you're so impossibly removed from anything resembling hope that it feels that way. With this track, Phil Elverum really nails that specific shade of despairing: the things that matter to you are fading away, and you know it's not the end of the world, but it may as well be. I think Elverum's production, too, does a great job of bringing out the overall tone of the song.
My Thoughts:
Another one that grew on me. It strongly sounds like that Newfound Interest in Connecticut band that DLE subbed for White, though I guess I don't like it quite as much (but also that song wouldn't even have full played this category).