Thao And The Get Down Stay Down Know Better Learn Faster - Cobalt Blue Color Vinyl Record
Claps and stomps resonate in the rubble of a heartbreak on Know Better Learn Faster, Thao Nguyen's 2009 album with The Get Down Stay Down. Crystal clear guitars and jubilant brass mask the harshness of emotional neglect, lopsided desire and abandonment, while the arrangements catch the feverish back and forth of accusation. Never bitter, but brutally honest, Thao tells the story of a love's collapse in a balance of obsessive detail and poetic ambiguity. It is a record for sad souls who still want to dance on the ruins.
Produced by Tucker Martine, with contributions from Andrew Bird, Blitzen Trapper, Horse Feathers, Laura Veirs and Tune-Yards. This 15th anniversary edition is newly remastered by Sarah Register and pressed on limited cobalt blue vinyl, housed in a die cut jacket with a printed inner sleeve.
A quietly essential indie record, finally given the pressing it deserves.
Tracklist
1. The Clap
2. Cool Yourself
3. When We Swam
4. Know Better Learn Faster
5. Body
6. The Give
7. Good Bye Good Luck
8. Trouble Was For
9. Oh. No.
10. Fixed It!
11. Burn You Up
12. But What of the Strangers
13. Easy
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Thao And The Get Down Stay Down Know Better Learn Faster - Cobalt Blue Color Vinyl Record
