Listening to in Dolby Atmos Streaming, via Tidal/Apple/Amazon

[Dan T]

I'm not convinced it isn't an upmix. So disappointing.

My money is on upmixes too.

 

[LennonCobain]

 

[Thonolan]

St. Vincent - Daddy's Home

Wow, what an aggressive mix. This is a completely different story, compared to All Born Screaming. Almost too aggressive. If you love frequent pannings and full use of all the speakers, this is for you! I love the distribution of the vocals across the soundfield, but to be honest some of the instrumental pannings sound gratuitous to me. But I'm quibbling - as a general rule, I'll always choose a too aggressive mix over a too conservative one. Plus it fits the sometimes psychedelic nature of the album, and the quirkiness of Annie's music.

Unfortunately this album never fully clicked with me. I'm not entirely convinced by the combination of this vintage, lounge sounding music filtered through a modern pop production (although I still enjoy a few songs, mainly "Down and Out Downtown", "Live in the Dream" and "...at the Holiday Party"). If only All Born Screaming (which I love from start to finish) had been mixed like this...