Obscurities is a compilation album by Stephin Merritt, released in 2011 on Merge Records. It consists of B-sides, compilations cuts, and various other previously unreleased material.
Reception
On Metacritic, Obscurities has a score of 74 out of 100, indicating that it has received "generally favorable reviews" from critics. The most positive review came from Robert Christgau, who gave the album an A− grade and wrote that he was "swept off [his] feet by Merritt thoughtfully intoning some little green men's "Song From Venus.""
Track listing
Forever and a Day
Rats in the Garbage of the Western World
I Don't Believe You
Plant White Roses
Rot in the Sun
The Sun and the Sea and the Sky
Yet Another Girl
Scream ('Till You Make the Scene) The Song from Venus Beach-a-Boop-Boop When I'm Not Looking, You're Not There Take Ecstasy With Me (vocals by Susan Anway) When You're Young and in Love You Are Not My Mother and I Want to Go Home