THE GOTHIC ARCHIES

The Tragic Treasury

2006-11-06

This is the first release from Stephin Merritt’s new project, long-time friend of accordionist/songwriter/author Daniel Handler aka Lemony Snickets. Merritt calls his music “faux-gothic,” which seems pretty fair. I would definitely say this is good Halloween music, it’s pretty eerie. I was entertained. All the songs are from Lemony Snicket’s audio books, so that could explain some things. Possible playables are 1 “Scream and Run Away,” 3 “The World is a Very Scary Place,” and one of the two original tracks on the release 15 “We Are the Gothic Archies.” Jake Burritt

More reviews tagged #Folk

  • reviewed 04/2007

    RICHARD SCHINDELL
    SOUTH OF DELIA

  • reviewed 10/2009

    THE PANTONES
    Inside the Sun's Wild Flame

  • reviewed 07/2007

    RYAN ADAMS
    Easy Tiger

  • reviewed 02/2006

    THE WOOD BROTHERS
    Ways Not to Lose

  • reviewed 06/2005

    Chip Taylor & Carrie Rodriguez
    Red Dog Tracks

  • reviewed 04/2006

    The Eighteenth Day of May
    The Eighteenth Day of May

Compiled by the WYCE Journalism Club

The opinions expressed in these reviews are those of the individual volunteers that submitted the article and do not necessarily reflect the views of WYCE or GRCMC; nor its staff, donors, or affiliates.