High Dive

Rock · 2003 · 14 tracks

High Dive

A maximalist collision of operatic power and baroque pop. Dense orchestral arrangements meet raw, existential songwriting for a truly soaring emotional experience.

It's like a rock record that accidentally became a grand opera in a haunted theater.

A high-stakes emotional journey that balances dark existential dread with soaring, orchestral beauty.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

To the Open Spaces

3:13

02

Life Is Sweet

3:49

03

After Life

1:33

04

Be My Joy

4:14

05

High Dive

4:02

06

My Friend Foe

3:41

07

In Your Constellation

4:20

08

Love Doesn't Love

4:16

09

We Pair Off

4:39

10

No Gala

1:57

11

Non Religious Building

5:10

12

Something Similar

5:40

13

From Our T.V. Teens to the Tomb

4:30

14

Worry Birds

4:11

Moments Worth Waiting For

The explosive, wall-of-sound transition into the chorus of Life Is Sweet where the strings and drums collide.

The haunting, skeletal opening of Non Religious Building that slowly builds into a desperate, operatic plea.

The title track's dizzying vocal runs that mimic the physical sensation of a freefall.

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The Last Dinner Party

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The Suburbs

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Go Farther in Lightness

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Everything You’ve Come to Expect

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The Last Shadow Puppets

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The Dream Synopsis

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