There's Something Going On [Turquoise 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Numbered to 750]

Babybird - There's Something Going On [Turquoise 180 Gram Audiophile Vinyl Numbered to 750]

There's Something Going On is the second studio album by Babybird, it was released in 1998. The album is almost unrelentingly dark and mysterious, in much the same manner as his earlier lo-fi productions. Indeed, two of the tracks here, "You Will Always Love Me" and "There's Something Going On," were recorded straight to four-track. Jones' voice echoes out of lyrical valleys. "Take Me Back" is a horrific tale of an obsessive relationship, with lyrics about eyeballs scratched with rusty nails and a creepy chant of "dead, dead, dead" ad infinitum. It's a conceit that starts with the very first track, "Bad Old Man," where Jones sings of wife-beaters and a drowning in a duck pond. Musically, the album is more of a lean toward the baroque than Ugly Beautiful. One might describe it as stark, disturbed chamber pop. Beautiful melodies appear quite majestically out of Jones' psychological studies. "It's Not Funny Anymore" is bittersweet and touching, with Jones reaching for the album's emotional core over weeping, organic keyboards. "There's Something Going On" is the tender conclusion, suggesting that Jones knows there's a better way of life than obsession and self-torture. There's Something Going On is definitely Baby Bird's most subtle album, and it's a fascinating listen from start to finish. There's Something Going On is available as a limited numbered edition of 750 copies on turquoise colored vinyl and contains an insert. LISTEN: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kl4agty58Ak *180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL *THE ALBUM PEAKED AT NO. 28 ON THE UK ALBUMS CHART IN 1998 *INCLUDES AN INSERT *LIMITED EDITION OF 750 INDIVIDUALLY NUMBERED COPIES ON TURQUOISE COLORED VINYL Side A 1. Bad Old Man 2. If You'll Be Mine 3. Back Together 4. I Was Never Here 5. First Man On The Sun 6. You Will Always Love Me Side B 1. The Life 2. All Men Are Evil 3. Take Me Back 4. It's Not Funny Anymore 5. There's Something Going On