Rec | WHITE LADDER - DAVID GRAY

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Randomly came across this album that came out in 1996 and I kinda fell in love with it the other night. Something charming about realizing there were also people making cool ass indie music aside from the more mainstream stuff that ends up being more remembered as decades pass. I mean it's not unheard but I'm somehow just discovering it. Def worth a spin as autumn is hitting , big indie folky/chill 90s vibes.

@evanhealey

Nov 2, 2023

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@emmmmuh

Wow I totally forgot about the song Babylon from this album. Thank u for this genuinely

Feb 1, 2025

@nostoc

omfg this is my most nostalgic album. this sounds like long drives to Minneapolis in the back of my parents mini van my cheek glued to the window watching the Midwest flat plains stretch forever. every song on here feels like a time machine

Feb 1, 2025

@dale253

Hit your post randomly and this has made my day. Thanks

Feb 6, 2024

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