because Michael Oosten was writing songs that veered away from pop-song structures

the debut album by Molchat Doma

This radically different approach for Sarah was in and of itself liberating as well as inspiring

these previously unheard songs reveal a singer and songwriter of breathtaking depth and talent

which reads: "Alone in the comforting darkness the creature waits

PURPLE MOUNTAINS - Purple Mountains LP Shoegaze because Michael Oosten was writingDavid Berman comes in from the cold after ten long years. His new musical expression is a meltdown unparalleled in modern memory. He warns us that his findings might be candid, but as long as his punishment comes in such bite sized delights of all American jukebox fare, we'll hike the Purple Mountains with pleasure forever.