Rated 4.5 / 5 from 1 log on Katalog
You know that feeling when you listen to an artist and you listen to their best record and you're anxious to give a shot to their other work because of course it's going to be worse, the first record you listened to is widely regarded as by far their best work? Well, that still was the case with Mag Bay, but Mercurial World is not too far behind #[album:4HTy9WFTYooRjE9giTmzAF:Imaginal Disk · Magdalena Bay] and is especially impressive for a debut record. It's sensational synth-pop, colorful and imaginative production and phenomenal vocals from Mica, it's also incredibly cohesive. My only qualms would be that it's conceptually considerably weaker than their sophomore record, and that it's too front loaded, all the best tracks are at the very start of the album. Everyone should give it a listen, at least to the first 6 tracks. Favorite tracks: Mercurial World, Dawning of the Season, Secrets (Your Fire), You Lose!, Something for 2, Dreamcatching
