Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs [LP] Whitesnake the Nightingales

the Nightingales

Unknown to the Gun-Dog’s crew

medieval motets

" The full-length offering contains both the radio and club mix of "Do You Want to Me" from the original 12" single along with five additional tracks

Mercury Rev - Deserter's Songs [LP] Whitesnake the NightingalesFully cementing Mercury Rev's rebirth as purveyors of a cosmic brand of the popular American songbook, Deserter's Songs is an album of grandiose proportions. Merging jazz, folk, sweeping orchestration, and a dose of 60's rock, the album was intended as the band's swan song and therefore made with utter abandon. However, it became the band's most acclaimed platter and remains one of the essential records of the past 30 years. Deserter's Songs was