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Comeback Kid
Rock · 2018

Comeback Kid

Driving synth-rock that trades acoustic intimacy for a wall of distorted keys and defiant energy. A gritty anthem of self-reclamation and survival.

October 2, 2018 · Jagjaguwar

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Comeback Kid represents a seismic shift in Sharon Van Etten's sonic architecture, moving away from the vulnerable, guitar-led confessionals of her earlier work into a world of dark, propulsive synth-rock. The track is built on a foundation of thick, distorted synthesizers and a driving motorik beat that feels both urgent and menacing. It sounds like the city at night: all neon reflections on wet pavement and the low hum of electricity. Van Etten’s voice, once fragile, now cuts through the dense production with a newfound grit and authority, embodying a persona that has survived the fire and come out hardened but whole.

Moments Worth Listening For
the sudden entry of the thick, buzzing synthesizer bassline that anchors the track's momentum
the way her voice shifts from a breathy verse into the soaring, gritty belt of the chorus
the bridge where the percussion intensifies and the synth layers begin to swirl and clash

How does Comeback Kid sound next to the rest of Sharon Van Etten's catalogue?

Defiant+2.1σ

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

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