The Future Is Worse Than the Past

Experimental · 1999 · 17 tracks · 1h 2m

The Future Is Worse Than the Past

R. Stevie Moore

Warped pop melodies buried under layers of tape hiss and basement ingenuity. A masterclass in the eccentric, self-contained world of a home-recording pioneer.

July 1999 · Pink Lemon Records

A whimsical yet lonely exploration of pop melody through the lens of total creative isolation.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks · 1h 2m

01

Found a Job

4:47

02

Misplacement

3:27

03

Everyone, but Everyone

6:59

04

Where We Are Right Now

3:13

05

Academy Fight Song

3:08

06

Oh, Baby Baby Baby

2:21

07

Rose Garden

2:56

08

Bladder

7:03

09

Play Myself Some Music

3:43

10

Idiot Opium

5:50

11

Column 88

3:35

12

Fletcher Honorama

2:59

13

Once and for All

3:05

14

Backbone Break

0:50

15

Baby, Scratch My Back

3:04

16

For Vini

3:14

17

Disaster in the USA

2:14

Moments Worth Listening For

The sudden shift from melodic pop clarity into a murky, seven-minute psychedelic sprawl on Bladder.

The way the vocal harmonies stack with a slightly detuned, ghostly quality on Everyone, but Everyone.

The sharp, nervous energy of the Mission of Burma cover Academy Fight Song being filtered through a bedroom lens.

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