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A Flock of Seagulls
Electronic · 1982 · 6 tracks

A Flock of Seagulls

A Flock of Seagulls

Shimmering flanger-heavy guitars and icy synthesizers define this 1982 debut. A neon-soaked vision of space-age romance and Cold War paranoia.

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A high-velocity blend of cosmic wonder and urban paranoia wrapped in shimmering neon textures.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks
02
Messages
2:53
03
You Can Run
4:28
07
Standing in the Doorway
4:42
08
Don’t Ask Me
2:46
10
Tokyo
2:54
11
Man Made
5:40
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the guitar flanger creates a metallic swirl that mimics a jet engine taking off in the opening track.
The transition from the motorik drum beat into the soaring, wordless synth melody of the instrumental centerpiece.
The eerie, spoken-word delivery about the rings of Saturn that grounds the cosmic pop hooks in sci-fi dread.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does A Flock of Seagulls sound next to the rest of A Flock of Seagulls's catalogue?

Surreal Abstract+2.0σ

The writing leans far further into surreal abstract than the rest of the catalogue.

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