Retired Boxer

by Daniel Johnston

Retired Boxer cover art

Self-recorded on a cheap cassette deck, this deeply vulnerable collection focuses heavily on Johnston's erratic piano playing rather than his usual chord organ. The harrowing, lo-fi aesthetic serves as an unvarnished conduit for his intense emotional struggles and unrequited obsessions. It captures a raw, outsider art brilliance that would profoundly influence the 1990s alternative rock community.

Genres

  • Singer-Songwriter

Tracklist

  1. I'll Do Anything But Break Dance for Ya, Darling
  2. Bye Bye Barbie
  3. Fighting With Myself
  4. Too Young To Die
  5. This Song
  6. Feels Good
  7. Oh No
  8. Strange Boy
  9. True Love Will Find You In The End