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Absent Friends
Pop · 2004 · 11 tracks

Absent Friends

Orchestral pop vignettes that feel like a collection of short stories. Lush, literary, and anchored by a rich baritone croon.

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It's like a collection of beautifully orchestrated short stories sung by a man with a voice like expensive chocolate.

A sophisticated blend of nostalgic warmth and literary melancholy.

Absent Friends · vs · The Divine Comedy
Sunday Morning+1.3σ

Sunday Morning saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Absent Friends
3:41
02
Sticks and Stones
4:48
03
Leaving Today
4:19
04
Come Home Billy Bird
4:07
05
My Imaginary Friend
2:43
06
The Wreck of the Beautiful
4:58
07
Our Mutual Friend
5:59
08
The Happy Goth
3:37
09
Freedom Road
3:56
10
Laika’s Theme
3:08
11
Charmed Life
4:41
Moments Worth Waiting For
The cinematic buildup of strings on Our Mutual Friend that mimics the dizzying rush of a night out ending in heartbreak.
The delicate, almost toy-like glockenspiel and piano interplay that opens My Imaginary Friend.
The sudden, joyous burst of Lauren Laverne's backing vocals during the chorus of Come Home Billy Bird.
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