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Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future
Electronic · 2016 · 8 tracks · 51m

Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future

Underworld

A radiant return to form blending hypnotic techno pulses with abstract poetry. Warm, optimistic, and deeply cinematic electronic music for the early hours.

March 16, 2016 · Smith Hyde Productions

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A revitalized and shimmering sense of optimism filtered through sophisticated electronic pulses.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 51m
01
I Exhale
8:11
02
If Rah
7:13
03
Low Burn
6:45
04
Santiago Cuatro
4:01
05
Motorhome
6:24
06
Ova Nova
5:32
07
Nylon Strung
6:48
08
Twenty Three Blue
6:45
Moments Worth Listening For
The relentless, swaggering vocal delivery on I Exhale that feels like a street-level manifesto.
The sudden shift into crystalline acoustic guitar on Santiago Cuatro that resets the album's pulse.
The way Nylon Strung builds into a shimmering, emotional crescendo that feels genuinely uplifting.
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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 Barbara Barbara, we face a shining future sound next to the rest of Underworld's catalogue?

Hopeful+4.0σ

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

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