![]() And although the music is fantastic, at this point I just want bad things to stop happening to Stevens because he clearly is a treasure who deserves nothing but happiness. “Will Anyone Ever Love Me?” works a more pop-inspired formula, while the 8-minute “Shit Talk” severs as a stunning focal point. The album opener “Goodbye Evergreen” begins with crushing lyrics like “Think of me as you will/I grow like a cancer/I’m pressed out in the rain/Deliver me from the poison pain” which leads into a crushing and whimsical wall of sound. Javelin by Sufjan Stevensįinn: With a career spanning 20 years at this point, what more could listeners ask of singer-songwriter extraordinaire Sufjan Stevens? However, Javelin acts as an aesthetic reset for Stevens to answer this question, as the record re-embraces the wondrous and melancholic folk of 2015’s Carrie & Lowell, as a great portion of the lyrical focus expresses Stevens’s grief over the loss of his partner Evans Richardson in April 2023. I can’t decide what brings me to tears more: hearing the words “I want to be happy” at the climax of the closing track “Letter To An Old Poet” or seeing the boys on stage in each others’ arms. The album is filled with unforgettable anthems like “Not Strong Enough,” beautiful ballads like “Leonard Cohen,” and headbangers like “Satanist,” a track that perfectly emphasizes the idea of growing with a companion through everything. The album has many of the same nihilistic, heartbreaking, and devastating elements of the solo albums of its writers, but when they come together there’s an element of hope that’s truly priceless. ![]() Bridgers, Dacus, and Baker’s combined talent is just one aspect of what makes this album the greatest album of 2023 – their unity, their support of one another, and their genuine and unapologetic love shown for one another in performing it live make this album the cultural phenomenon it is. Owen: This album, which opens with the memorable line “speak to me until your history’s no mystery to me,” is a powerful display of storytelling and collective healing. Although the trio are each fantastic solo artists, they unlock a new magic when working together. Several solo cuts really shine as well, including the Bridgers-lead “Emily I’m Sorry” one of the most heartbreaking songs on the album, the punchy “$20” lead by Julian Baker, and “We’re In Love” lead by Lucy Dacus, the most lyrically detailed track on the project. There is also the playful “Satanist” one of the most rockin’ moments of the album. Highlights from the former include song of the year “Not Strong Enough” and the country-influenced “Cool About It” where the trio tiptoes around volatile relationships. The album has a two-pronged approach, consisting of solo tracks with backing vocals of other members and posse cuts with all 3 members, with the boys capitalizing on their tried-and-true (blue) vibes. Given the talent and artistic overlap of these three, this album is essentially a slam dunk of melancholic folk-pop ballads and tongue-in-cheek rock jams. I try to make my tabs as easy as possible while still being correct.Finn: Singer-songwriters Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus re-form like Voltron to follow up their 2018 self-titled EP with a full album, and all I have to say is finally. In 2013 I created Live Love Guitar and amazingly enough, I’m still here! I think users know they can count on correct, well formatted tabs. Not bad since I haven’t posted a tab on UG in many years!) (I was the #1 Daily Most Popular Contributor for over 2 years straight, now I’m down to #7. ![]() ![]() I left UG having tabbed over 300 songs on that site. So many of them were just wrong! I started making correct versions and it just grew from there. I first discovered I had an ear for transcribing music while playing tabs on Ultimate Guitar. Besides, my talent isn’t in the playing, it’s in the ears ) I first picked up a guitar in 2010 and haven’t put it down since! I’m not that great of a player, but I get by. I’m a wife, mother and self-taught guitarist. (Click/tap anywhere above to stop scrolling) Have fun playing these guitar chords! LLG♥ London and I break down cause it's not fairĪhh ohh, I don't want to miss you like this This is falling for you when you are worlds away This is falling in love in the cruelest way I can't help but wish you took me with you Spinning faster than the plane that took you (Click/Tap anywhere on tab to start/stop scrolling) STANDARD TUNING w/
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