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Fields Of The Nephilim – Slow Kill

#Fields Of The Nephilim #Dawnrazor #Slow Kill #Label:#Situation Two – SITUP 18 #Format:#Vinyl #LP #Album #Country:#UK #Released:#May 4 #1987 #Genre:#Rock #Style:#Goth Rock

This week I listened to Kaleidoscope - Siouxsie and the Banshees, Dawnrazor - Fields of the Nephilim, First and Last and Always - The Sisters of Mercy, Broke with Expensive Taste - Azealia Banks, and Alligator Bites Never Heal - Doechii!

Kaleidoscope— One thing I will say about this album, it is excellent about matching compositional elements to subject matter. But in terms of pure musical enjoyment, I definitely prefer Juju. I don’t know, something about it was just so compelling, and Kaleidoscope lacks that something. I probably should have listened to the albums in order, because I think there’s a clear musical growth happening that I am unfortunately witnessing in reverse. Of course, there were plenty of songs I enjoyed here too. I particularly liked “Christine”. 4/5

Dawnrazor— I never thought I’d like these sorts of growly vocals, but here we are. McCoy’s style is very metal, which would generally be a major turn-off for me, but having been sort of gently eased into it by Andrew Eldritch of Sisters of Mercy I find it much more tolerable. And the instrumentals are very gothic rock, quite lovely. As I’ve said before, I always appreciate when an album lets me see a musical element in a new light. It must be said, too, that I’m generally a sucker for steampunk. While Fields of the Nephilim are definitely more goth cowboy, there is some sort of proto-steampunk vibe going on which I just eat up. The flour-cocaine anecdote seals the deal. There isn’t a single track I don’t like. 4/5

First and Last and Always— I love “Marian - Version”. I adore it. It’s sooo… poetic, both in lyrics and the quality of the music. I don’t even know how to explain it. It’s just *mwah*. Chef’s kiss. I mean, I love all the songs on this record, but that one… ugh. So good. Please go listen to it. It calls to mind the first stanza of “I Put The Coffin Out To Sea” by Lisa Marie Basile - a poem, not a song. Very beautiful, very tragic. Eldritch’s voice is always lovely to the ears, but it’s especially haunting here. Like a siren-song, ironically. I could talk about this song all day - or try to talk about it, it’s difficult to verbalize the enormity of my feelings. The rest of the album is genuinely great too, but everything seems to pale in comparison. 4/5

Broke with Expensive Taste— Am I the only one who didn't know she spoke Spanish? Good for her. I really love when you can tell an artist had fun making the music, and despite her difficulty getting it released, you can tell she enjoyed its creation. It’s so fun; snappy, clever, and her flow is addictive. I adore “212”, of course, but I feel that “Yung Rapunxel” and “Miss Camaraderie” are (comparatively) underrated. And “Nude Beach a-Go-Go”? A musical number??? Adore. Fantastic. Amazing. And I don’t even like musicals! It’s just so camp, I’m utterly charmed. My only complaint, really, is that it feels more like a collection of unrelated songs that happened to be released together than a cohesive album. But then, it was designed more for radio and club play than a sit-down listen, so that’s understandable. 4/5

Alligator Bites Never Heal— I, like everyone else on the planet, adored “DENIAL IS A RIVER”. It’s so delightfully straightforward and honest, and I love the conversational structure. I really liked “WAIT” as well. It’s a brilliant representation of the frustration felt by young people fighting to advance their lives amidst the economic and political uncertainty of our times, constantly being advised by the older generations to take it easy: we don’t have the advantage of decades’ experience; from our perspective, to quote Joan Didion, every day is all there is… Or so I thought, until I saw that Doechii stated in an interview that the lyrics are intended completely unironically. Huh. Maybe I’m just particularly impatient. Apart from those, “CATFISH” and “NISSAN ALTIMA” are great fun, very 90s, and “Anxiety” is a bop. Doechii is nothing if not a hitmaker. Overall, the thing holding this album back for me personally is that is, at times, a little too honest. A few of the more comedic rhymes, while I’m sure they worked for some, ended up pulling me out of the music. But all in all, this is a very good album and an exceptionally strong rap debut. Her flow, playfulness, and unapologetic infusion of personality all speak to enormous potential. On a technical level, I’m impressed. (Then again, I’m nowhere near qualified to be making any of these judgements.) 4/5

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FIELDS OF THE NEPHILIM backstage in 1990

“There were Giants in the earth in those daies: and also after that, when the sonnes of God came in vnto the daughters of men, & they bare children to them; the same became mightie men, which were of old, men of renowme.” Genesis 6:4 (KJV 1611)

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