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Alias
Pop · 2014 · 11 tracks · 50m

Alias

The Magic Numbers

A nocturnal shift for the sibling quartet. Lush, cinematic arrangements and darker, brooding melodies replace their signature sunshine with a beautiful pop noir.

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It's like their early stuff but the sun went down and they started drinking red wine.

A sophisticated, nocturnal sadness wrapped in lush, cinematic pop arrangements.

Alias · vs · The Magic Numbers
Dusk+2.2σ

Dusk saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 50m
01
Wake Up
6:07
02
You K(no)w
5:54
03
Out on the Streets
3:50
04
Shot in the Dark
4:45
05
Roy Orbison
4:08
06
Thought I Wasn't Ready
3:02
07
E.N.D.
3:49
08
Accidental Song
4:32
09
Better Than Him
4:10
10
Enough
5:51
11
Black Rose
4:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The slow-burn orchestral build of Wake Up that transforms from a whisper into a wall of sound over six minutes.
The haunting vocal interplay on Roy Orbison that captures the lonely spirit of its namesake through reverb-soaked harmonies.
The unexpected grit of the guitar solo in Shot in the Dark that cuts through the band's usual sweetness.
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