Sad13 - Haunted Painting - Import CD

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Sad13

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With Haunted Painting, Sadie Dupuis may have outgrown the confines of what her solo project Sad13 was originally designed to do -- and thats a good thing. Dupuis made most of her debut album Sluggers subversions of mainstream pop in her bedroom and they (proudly) sounded like it. This time, she tops her homemade recordings with additional tracking at studios such as Elliott Smiths former haunt, New Monkey, and with instrumentation that ranges from trash to an eight-piece orchestra. Dupuis announces Haunted Paintings ambitions from the start with Into the Catacombs, a fittingly spooky, string-laden introduction that signals just how deep shes going to dig. The albums wider-ranging sound mirrors its broader scope, which spans and blends the political and the personal effortlessly. Dupuis is flip and serious at the same time on WTD? as she takes aim at cavalier billionaires who treat the world as disposable over remnants of Sluggers pop pastiche. Backed by brittle electro-pop that wields distortion like armor, she tears into comedians who think PC culture destroys comedy on Hysterical. However, no one escapes Dupuis scrutiny. On Oops … ! -- which sounds like Liz Phair jamming with Helium -- she questions her own need for vengeance, describing herself as a young hussy crossed with cuddle core/10,000% out for blood. Though her difficulty processing grief led to a bad case of writers block, Haunted Paintings songwriting is some of her most personal and eloquent. The self-consciousness of her work has grown into self-awareness, whether its Ghost (Of a Good Time)s breezy kiss-off to late nights out, or Ruby Wand, which moves from introspective synth pop to grungy catharsis. Mourning is a potent muse for her on Good Grief, a wry, fond remembrance set to a carousel melody, and The Crow, which conveys the overwhelming helplessness that follows loss in its self-destructing noise. It feels like the emotional openness of Take Cares blossoming chamber pop wouldnt have been possible without the turmoil that came before it, and while the busy sonics and intricate wordplay of Haunted Painting mean theres a lot going on, Dupuis juggles it all with flair and heart. ~ Heather Phares

Tracklisting:

1.Into the Catacombs
2.WTD?
3.Hysterical
4.Ghost (Of a Good Time)
5.Oops...!
6.Good Grief
7.Ruby Wand
8.With Baby
9.The Crow
10.Take Care
11.Market Hotel