Fear

Rock · 1991 · 12 tracks

Fear

Toad the Wet Sprocket

Polished jangle-pop meeting earnest folk-rock. Shimmering mandolins and tight vocal harmonies define this quintessential 1991 coastal alternative classic.

The ultimate soundtrack for a thoughtful drive down the Pacific Coast Highway.

A sun-drenched yet deeply introspective collection of songs that balances coastal ease with intellectual weight.

Fear · vs · Toad the Wet Sprocket

Ocean+1.8σ

Ocean saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

Walk on the Ocean

3:00

02

Is It for Me

3:25

03

Butterflies

4:26

04

Nightingale Song

2:03

05

Hold Her Down

3:07

06

Pray Your Gods

5:04

07

Before You Were Born

3:44

08

Something to Say

4:03

09

In My Ear

3:10

10

All I Want

3:18

11

Stories I Tell

5:35

12

I Will Not Take These Things for Granted

5:46

Moments Worth Waiting For

The transition from the sparse acoustic opening of Walk on the Ocean into the full band's rhythmic surge.

The haunting, layered vocal harmonies that close out Pray Your Gods, sounding like a secular cathedral choir.

The jarring contrast of the aggressive, distorted guitar riff in Hold Her Down against the album's otherwise gentle folk leanings.

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