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Breathe
Rock · 1996 · 12 tracks

Breathe

Midnight Oil

A surprising pivot into murky, atmospheric textures and quiet introspection. Submerged guitars and skeletal rhythms replace the band's usual stadium-sized anthems.

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The Oils traded their megaphones for a snorkel and made a beautiful, murky mess.

A quiet, submerged introspection that trades stadium anthems for coastal melancholy.

Breathe · vs · Midnight Oil
Rainy Day+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Underwater
5:03
03
Common Ground
4:26
04
Time to Heal
3:54
05
Sins of Omission
4:36
06
One Too Many Times
3:29
07
Star of Hope
4:58
08
In the Rain
2:28
09
Bring on the Change
3:50
10
Home
4:30
11
E‐Beat
4:32
12
Barest Degree
3:09
13
Gravelrash
3:27
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the opening track Underwater creates a literal sense of submersion through muffled, swirling guitar textures and Peter Garrett's restrained delivery.
The stark, skeletal arrangement of In the Rain where the space between the notes feels as heavy as the lyrics of regret.
The sudden, jarring shift into the garage-rock grit of Gravelrash that breaks the album's hypnotic spell with a final burst of adrenaline.
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