I really loved "Colfax", played it over and over. Eventually realised it was making me really unhappy. I'm all about the glorious catharsis of sad art and all that, but something about it properly bummed me out. So, I put it on the shelf and haven't really revisited it, though I could probably recite the words of each song to you if I put my mind to it.
I missed the second LP completely and just now saw there's a new one. There's a Rough Trade special with an extra CD of bits and bobs, and I'm tempted. They're playing at the beautiful, echoey, arts & crafts gothic Union Chapel in London, which is the perfect venue for them, and again I'm tempted. But I feel a bit scared of going back to them, like I'm a character in some MR James story looking sideways at a fascinating, cursed document.
― Tim, Tuesday, 22 February 2022 12:28 (two years ago) link