More Sad Hits is a reissue of the debut album from former Galaxie 500 members Damon Krukowski and Naomi Yang. Originally released in 1992, one year after Galaxie 500's breakup, it represents their first attempt at writing and recording on their own. Even heard through the ears of a different decade, Naomi's voice still conveys the same feeling of melancholy and longing which is stunningly complimented by Damon's soothing, yet fragile, ambivalence. Their slightly eerie moments of contemplation in response to pivotal life-affirming questions are what create the album's overwhelming dreamlike atmosphere. Poetic lyrics and moody arrangements are never overdone or intentionally gloomy. They retain a bittersweet optimism and pop quality even during moments of intense reflection. During the ethereal "Astrafiammante," Naomi sings, "Will you call me from a phone in a burning field? / Sirens I hear scare me / Now that you're gone." The album is filled with singular moments like these, moments of raw sensitivity that build and build until they're brimming over with infinite sadness. But it's not a sadness that makes you feel upset or depressed. It's a comforting sadness, a relief that you have found a comparison for feelings that, on your own, may have been difficult to describe. And within the sensory-overload is the realized dream of two people who followed their creative path and came up with exactly what they were looking for.