Small Mercies

by Fra Lippo Lippi

Small Mercies cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1983
  • Label: Uniton
  • Country: Norway
  • Length: 35:44
  • Community rating: 3.73/5 from 3 ratings

Artists on this release: Per 脴ystein S酶rensen, Espen Dahl

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Prior to their transformation into a massively successful, polished pop act, the Norwegian group debuted with an incredibly bleak, minimalist post-punk aesthetic. 'Small Mercies' is steeped in the icy, gothic atmospheres of Joy Division, heavily defined by driving, flanged basslines and sparse, heavily echoed piano melodies. The profoundly melancholic, highly atmospheric record remains a highly prized, cult-classic artifact of the early Scandinavian darkwave scene.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, repetitive, piano, melodic, atmospheric, synthesizers, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Some Things Never Change (4:49)
  2. A Small Mercy (3:51)
  3. Barrier (3:30)
  4. Sense of Doubt (5:34)
  5. The Treasure (5:11)
  6. Slow Sway (4:08)
  7. Now and Forever (4:43)
  8. French Painter Dead (3:54)

Credits

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