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Help Us Stranger
Rock · 2019 · 12 tracks · 41m

Help Us Stranger

The Raconteurs

High-voltage analog rock defined by interlocking guitar riffs and dual-vocal harmonies. A masterclass in gritty garage energy and polished power-pop hooks.

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It's like a classic rock radio station from a better dimension where guitar solos still matter.

A high-energy blend of defiant swagger and melodic restlessness.

Help Us Stranger · vs · The Raconteurs
Energetic+1.0σ

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

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 41m
01
Bored and Razed
3:35
02
Help Me Stranger
3:36
03
Only Child
3:41
04
Don’t Bother Me
2:54
05
Shine the Light on Me
3:28
06
Somedays (I Don’t Feel Like Trying)
4:06
07
Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness)
2:25
08
Sunday Driver
3:39
09
Now That You’re Gone
4:01
10
Live a Lie
2:21
11
What’s Yours Is Mine
2:49
12
Thoughts and Prayers
4:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
the sudden shift from the acoustic intro of Bored and Razed into a massive electric riff
the way the dual vocals on Help Me Stranger lock into a perfect, gritty harmony during the chorus
the psychedelic guitar freak-out that erupts in the final minute of Sunday Driver
the mournful fiddle and piano interplay that closes out the epic Thoughts and Prayers
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