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Chris Black Changed My Life
Rock · 2023 · 11 tracks · 34m

Chris Black Changed My Life

A technicolor tribute to a lost friend. Shimmering psychedelic pop hooks mask a core of profound grief, anchored by heavy hip-hop grooves and lush arrangements.

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It's a psych-pop party at a funeral, and somehow it totally works.

A resilient blend of mourning and celebration that feels like sunlight breaking through heavy clouds.

Chris Black Changed My Life · vs · Portugal. The Man
Bittersweet+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 34m
01
Heavy Games II
1:03
02
Grim Generation
3:21
03
Thunderdome [W.T.A.]
2:54
04
Dummy
2:25
05
Summer of Luv
2:39
06
Ghost Town
3:19
07
Time’s a Fantasy
3:02
08
Doubt
3:02
09
Plastic Island
3:03
10
Champ
3:50
11
Anxiety:Clarity
5:44
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the haunting Heavy Games II into the bouncy but lyrically heavy Grim Generation.
The way the guest vocals on Thunderdome (W.T.A.) shift the album's energy into a collaborative, communal space.
The sprawling six-minute closer Anxiety:Clarity that resolves the album's tension with a grand, cinematic finish.
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