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Don’t Delete the Kisses
Rock · 2017

Don’t Delete the Kisses

Wolf Alice

A neon-lit internal monologue that swells from anxious whispers into a towering wall of dream-pop euphoria. The sound of modern love in the city.

July 5, 2017 · Dirty Hit

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Don't Delete the Kisses is a masterclass in cinematic tension and release, capturing the specific, twitchy anxiety of modern romance. It begins with a rhythmic, breathy spoken-word delivery that feels like eavesdropping on a private thought process: the second-guessing, the fear of rejection, and the paralysis of sending a text. This intimacy is grounded by a steady, pulsing bassline and shimmering synth textures that evoke the feeling of moving through a city at night, where every streetlamp feels like a spotlight on your own internal drama.

Moments Worth Listening For
the shift from the rhythmic, nervous spoken word delivery of the verses to the soaring, melodic release of the chorus
the way the synth layers accumulate during the bridge, creating a wall of sound that feels like emotional vertigo
the final repetition of the title phrase where the drums hit their hardest and the vocals reach a peak of vulnerability
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Don’t Delete the Kisses sound next to the rest of Wolf Alice's catalogue?

Romantic+4.0σ

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

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