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Against the Tide
Pop · 2002 · 2 tracks

Against the Tide

The Radio Dept.

Four tracks of hazy, tape-saturated dream pop. Brittle drum machines and submerged vocals create a fragile, melancholic atmosphere perfect for rainy solitude.

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It sounds like a beautiful dream you're struggling to remember through a thick layer of static.

A fragile, tape-hiss-soaked meditation on distance and fading memories.

Against the Tide · vs · The Radio Dept.
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Wistful saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 2 Tracks
03
Liebling
2:53
04
We Would Fall Against the Tide
3:19
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the guitar melody on Liebling seems to struggle against a layer of digital fuzz before finding its rhythm.
The sudden, stark contrast between the mechanical drum beat and the fragile, whispered vocal entry on the title track.
The trailing reverb tail at the end of track 4 that feels like a door slowly closing on a memory.
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