The Open Up

This album has been added to 2 public lists:

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  2025

  James

  Carey Mercer still sings like he’s trying to push language past its normal limits. The songs lurch between beauty and near-collapse, full of tangled imagery and dramatic instrumental swells that somehow remain emotionally grounded. There’s theatricality everywhere, but also real desperation underneath it. The album feels feverish and strangely tender at the same time.

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  Best of 2025

  daniel nancarrow