Released in 2000, I consider this to be The Black Heart Procession's masterpiece. I suppose this would have fallen under the alt. country banner at the time, but there is something majestic and timeless about this album, and it has probably shed that label in the intervening years. This is a collection of spare, stark and very beautiful songs, with a consistent unity of character. 'Doom Country' I think I have referred to this as, although there is something uplifting in these baleful, resonant songs. All delivered in a downbeat, plaintive voice; and backed by a glorious palette of acoustic instruments, organ, piano, trumpet - all slowly stomping to the funeral march pace.There are no highlights, because the whole album is brilliant and mesmerising from start to finish, and I'm not going to write any more about it.
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It really is hard to pick one "masterpiece" by the Black Heart Procession. I converted to a lifelong fan when I first heard "Amore del Tropico", but all of their releases are so painful and beautiful. There is no other band around that is as cool as these guys.
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