Tar Of Confidence Freaks Me Out 2025-12-05 " and the cryptically lovely

" and the cryptically lovely "Your Belgian Things" allows the listener to piece together a tumultuous story from Darnielle's recollections: "I can see you in my sleep/Playing the points for all you're worth/Walking gingerly across/The bruised earth

originally (if barely) released on Lee Michaels' Squish Records in 1980

including some previously unreleased versions of classic songs

Innovative jazz fusion

It charted in various countries and peaked at #24 on the Billboard 200

Tar Of Confidence Freaks Me Out 2025-12-05 " and the cryptically lovelyConfidence Freaks Me Out is an exercise in patiently constructed joyous absurdity. Each compositional choice was guided by a desire to confound and amuse. Scaffolded by process first mutant serialism and maximalist cheek, the album crams every inch of the canvas with stimulation, tempered by a lighthearted stupidity. Its artrock with a bit of orchestral goof, a timid ensemble with party hats on, two composeurs playing musical parlour games. 1. In The