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Edge wear.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eNOTES: 2021 US pressing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRecords are graded using the Goldmine system, shown below for reference:\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSealed\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eJacket sealed in shrink wrap or other original packaging. The vinyl in this case is sold as-is or not graded.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eNM (Near Mint)\u003c\/span\u003e:\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eNo visible defects. No writing, stickers, spindle marks, or any other imperfections on label. Appears unplayed and unhandled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVG++\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: May have some light wear including sleeve scuffs or other superficial marks that will not affect play.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVG+\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Will have some light wear that may include sleeve scuffs, very light scratches, or other superficial marks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVG\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Similar imperfections to a VG+ record, but they're either more pronounced, or there is a higher number of imperfections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eVG-\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e: Many light scratches or scuffs. 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Hers is a specific and singular corner of the Great American Songwriters, artists like David Berman, Adrianne Lenker, Jeff Tweedy and Sufjan Stevens.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThey're artists connected by a sense of immediacy, not just in the writing - which is precise,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eevocative, brutal at times, pitch-back funny right when you need it - but by their delivery, by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe way they sing with an immersive, total belief that carries you through their songs. These\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare the artists and songs that sneak up and really live with us forever, and on My Light, My\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDestroyer, Jenkins joins their ranks.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhat's most remarkable about My Light, My Destroyer is it captures an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eartist at an exciting leap in her evolution. So much about the album feels of-a-kind with it's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epredecessors; field recordings and found sound permeate, narrative songwriting crashes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto heady, swirling compositions. Jenkins sings with what can only be described as a powerwhisper (think Sufjan Stevens, Annie Lennox, Margo Timmins or YHF-era Tweedy), her\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evocals up close and intimate but subtly confrontational.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\nBut it all feels bigger here, more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efinely honed, bolder and richer than her previous work and than her peers.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBorn and raised in New York City, Jenkins has been touring and performing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esince she was a child, self-releasing her early recordings before releasing breakthrough An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOverview on Phenomenal Nature in 2021. 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We let go of expectations\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis way. Expectations hold us back. 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Hers is a specific and singular corner of the Great American Songwriters, artists like David Berman, Adrianne Lenker, Jeff Tweedy and Sufjan Stevens.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThey're artists connected by a sense of immediacy, not just in the writing - which is precise,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eevocative, brutal at times, pitch-back funny right when you need it - but by their delivery, by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethe way they sing with an immersive, total belief that carries you through their songs. These\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare the artists and songs that sneak up and really live with us forever, and on My Light, My\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eDestroyer, Jenkins joins their ranks.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWhat's most remarkable about My Light, My Destroyer is it captures an\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eartist at an exciting leap in her evolution. So much about the album feels of-a-kind with it's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003epredecessors; field recordings and found sound permeate, narrative songwriting crashes\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einto heady, swirling compositions. Jenkins sings with what can only be described as a powerwhisper (think Sufjan Stevens, Annie Lennox, Margo Timmins or YHF-era Tweedy), her\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evocals up close and intimate but subtly confrontational. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut it all feels bigger here, more\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efinely honed, bolder and richer than her previous work and than her peers.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBorn and raised in New York City, Jenkins has been touring and performing\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003esince she was a child, self-releasing her early recordings before releasing breakthrough An\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eOverview on Phenomenal Nature in 2021. On My Light, My Destroyer, many of the songs are\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edevoted to specific feelings, and to really getting inside those feelings as opposed to getting\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einside a narrative arc. Lead single \"Only one\" is one example, as Jenkins's asserts that a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emoment, or a song, can be wholly myopic; it can embody a singular feeling, and provides no\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eanswers.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eSongs like Devotion, Delphinium Blue, Clams Casino, Echo, and Only One,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003espeak to the liberating quality of focused observation, even to the point of disillusionment.\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\"There's this idea about disillusionment that I've held onto,\" she says. \"I really appreciate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003edisillusionment as a process to discover new, unexpected outcomes. We let go of expectations\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ethis way. Expectations hold us back. 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