Boy

Rock · 1980 · 11 tracks

Boy

A restless, shimmering debut of post-punk energy. Crystalline guitars and tribal drums capture the precise ache of leaving childhood behind.

Debut

A nervous, skeletal energy vibrates through this debut, capturing the transition from adolescence into adulthood against a cold Dublin backdrop. The arrangements rely on a prominent, melodic bassline and rhythmic delay patterns that hang in the air like frost, steering clear of conventional blues-rock riffs.

Boy · vs · U2

Restless+3.2σ

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

Tracklist · 11 Tracks

01

I Will Follow

3:36

02

Twilight

4:22

03

An Cat Dubh

4:47

04

Into the Heart

3:28

05

Out of Control

4:13

06

Stories for Boys

3:02

07

The Ocean

1:34

08

A Day Without Me

3:14

09

Another Time, Another Place

4:34

10

The Electric Co.

4:48

11

Shadows and Tall Trees / [untitled]

5:06

Moments Worth Waiting For

03An Cat DubhThe drums on 'An Cat Dubh' carry a sharp, metallic snap achieved by recording in the studio's concrete stairwell.

Producer Steve Lillywhite incorporates the sound of smashed bottles and cutlery skimmed against a spinning bicycle wheel to create unusual percussive textures.

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