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Fleetwood Mac
Rock · 1975 · 11 tracks · 42m

Fleetwood Mac

Sun-drenched California pop-rock layered with pristine three-part harmonies, masking a dark undercurrent of romantic tension and existential longing.

July 11, 1975 · Warner Records

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A thick, California sun-glare cuts through the rainy British blues of the band's past, instantly shifting the landscape into bright, three-part vocal harmonies and warm acoustic strumming. This self-titled rebirth marks the exact point where a rotating blues collective locked into a permanent, gold-spun pop engine. You can feel the dry studio wood of the drums and the velvet weight of the basslines, all polished to a high sheen that hides a sharp, creeping anxiety. It is the sound of five people finding their definitive, sun-drenched groove while their personal lives quietly began to splinter behind the microphones.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 42m
01
Monday Morning
2:48
02
Warm Ways
3:54
03
Blue Letter
2:41
04
Rhiannon
4:11
05
Over My Head
3:36
06
Crystal
5:13
07
Say You Love Me
4:10
08
Landslide
3:19
09
World Turning
4:25
10
Sugar Daddy
4:10
11
I’m So Afraid
4:23
Moments Worth Listening For
08LandslideThe stark, fingerpicked acoustic guitar and intimate, hushed vocal delivery on 'Landslide' strip the album's lush production down to a fragile, solitary confession.
11I’m So AfraidA tense, driving guitar solo on 'I’m So Afraid' closes the record with a heavy, dramatic contrast to the preceding pop warmth.
01Monday MorningThe interlocking vocal harmonies on 'Monday Morning' establish the new lineup's immediate, urgent three-part chemistry from the very first second.
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The Rolling Stone Album Guide5/ 5 stars
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The Independent5/ 5 stars
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Metacritic99/ 100
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Rolling Stone5/ 5 stars
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Blender5/ 5 stars
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Pitchfork10/ 10
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AllMusic5/ 5 stars
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How does Fleetwood Mac sound next to the rest of Fleetwood Mac's catalogue?

Love Romantic+2.6σ

The writing leans far further into love romantic than the rest of the catalogue.

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