Molly Drag | Deeply Flawed

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by tom johnson

What’s that quote about always aiming for the moon? Something something…even if you miss you’ll fall among the stars? Yeah, pretty silly but applicable here, on this often-wonderful record from Molly Drag. The musical project of Michael Hansford might well misfire at varying moments across its twenty-tracks but he certainly gives it everything he has and, despite the (not-so) deep flaws sit enough magically subdued moments to make the exploration more than worth your while.

Sounding something like the acoustic framework of an imagined solo Jesse Lacey solo record, ‘Deeply Flawed‘ mixes stark acoustic murmurings, strung-out emo rock and various spoken-word segues to create something long, immersive and distinctly vague. And yet, in its sweetest moments, it’s completely enveloping; the perfect drawn-out soundtrack to the most listless of days.

Lead/stand-out/whatever track ‘Open Casket Hidden Meaning’ – written about “the first open casket funeral I ever attended as a child and also about the death of my first pet Noah the yellow lab” acts as a primary foreword to the mammoth LP, and you can check it out below before diving in to the whole record. Steeped in evocative ambience from the outset, it simmers on for a near six-minutes, quietly burrowing away at the surrounding climate before you suddenly found yourself lost within it. Check the track out now and, if you like what you find, follow the link below to the full album.

Deeply Flawed by MOLLY DRAG

‘Deeply Flawed‘ is out now. Stream/download here.

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