The name Scary Mansion might suggest that we’re dealing with a band here but basically this is a project by a lady called Leah Hayes. Leah sounds a lot like Cat Power but dismissing her as a mere copycat would be cutting her short.
Opener “Captan” starts off with a lot of feedback and processed drums and helps make a point right from the start… this is not going to be the easiest album to sit through. And even though all the other songs on here hardly sound like “Captan”, accessible it is not. Hayes likes her songs folky, raggedy and with minimal arrangements. And oh yeah, depressing as fuck. I seriously like “Go To Hell” and “Shame” but towards the end of the album I was ready for some of ABBA’s greatest hits to serve as a counterweight.
Score: 7 out of 10
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