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Hesitation Marks
Rock · 2013 · 14 tracks · 1h 1m

Hesitation Marks

Nine Inch Nails

A clinical, rhythm-focused evolution of industrial rock. Precise digital beats and funk-inflected basslines replace the raw distortion of the past.

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It's NIN if they traded the sledgehammer for a scalpel and a drum machine.

A disciplined, rhythmic exploration of survival and the lingering echoes of past trauma.

Hesitation Marks · vs · Nine Inch Nails
Breathy+3.8σ

The vocals lean far further into breathy than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 1h 1m
01
The Eater of Dreams
0:52
02
Copy of A
5:23
03
Came Back Haunted
5:17
04
Find My Way
5:16
05
All Time Low
6:18
06
Disappointed
5:44
07
Everything
3:20
08
Satellite
5:03
09
Various Methods of Escape
5:01
10
Running
4:08
11
I Would for You
4:33
12
In Two
5:32
13
While I’m Still Here
4:03
14
Black Noise
1:29
Moments Worth Waiting For
The interlocking, polyrhythmic synth pulses that build the foundation of Copy of A.
The jarring, bright pop-punk guitar riff that disrupts the album's dark mood on Everything.
The mournful, lonely saxophone solo that drifts through the end of While I’m Still Here.
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