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Beautiful Freak
Rock · 1996 · 12 tracks

Beautiful Freak

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Dusty hip-hop loops meet toy-box melodies and suburban gothic storytelling. A melancholic 1996 staple that finds strange beauty in the cracks of everyday life.

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It's like a hip-hop record made by a depressed guy with a toy piano and a heart of gold.

A gentle, dusty embrace for the lonely and the strange, balancing cynicism with a fragile hope.

Beautiful Freak · vs · EELS
Sample Based+2.8σ

The production is built around sample based than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Novocaine for the Soul
3:09
02
Susan’s House
3:44
03
Rags to Rags
3:53
04
Beautiful Freak
3:34
05
Not Ready Yet
4:47
06
My Beloved Monster
2:13
07
Flower
3:38
08
Guest List
3:13
09
Mental
4:01
10
Spunky
3:11
11
Your Lucky Day in Hell
4:28
12
Manchild
4:05
Moments Worth Waiting For
The crackling vinyl intro of Novocaine for the Soul that gives way to a heavy, hip-hop influenced drum beat.
The haunting spoken-word narrative of Susan's House over a melancholic piano loop.
The sudden, distorted guitar explosion that disrupts the gentle lullaby of Not Ready Yet.
The fragile, high-register vocal delivery on Manchild that closes the album with devastating intimacy.
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