Listen to this when
Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill
Some nights you don't want advice. You want a voice in the next room, humming something sad with you.
Who it's for
Harris's voice and guitar are washed in so much reverb that words mostly dissolve into atmosphere, so the album offers presence without demands: company, not a message.
Lonely→Comforted
Feelings it meets
What it is
Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill is the fifth studio album by Grouper, the project of American musician Liz Harris, who produced it herself. It was released by Type Records in 2008 and reissued by Kranky in 2013.
Where to find it
Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Tidal; also on CD/vinyl.
Before you start
Heads up: Sustained melancholic tone.
Age: Not verified (suggested all ages)
The more solitary, the more friendless, the more unsustained I am, the more I will respect myself.Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Chapter 27
