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Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire
Rock · 2009 · 11 tracks · 40m

Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire

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A gritty, fuzz-drenched exploration of desire and aging. Mark Oliver Everett trades his toy-box pop for garage-blues stomps and fragile, late-night confessions.

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It's like a garage-rock werewolf having a mid-life crisis in a very quiet room.

A restless, fuzz-drenched growl that hides a deeply vulnerable heart.

Hombre Lobo: 12 Songs of Desire · vs · EELS
Restless+4.0σ

Restless saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 40m
01
Prizefighter
2:53
02
That Look You Give That Guy
4:15
03
Lilac Breeze
2:36
04
In My Dreams
3:22
05
Tremendous Dynamite
2:46
06
The Longing
4:22
08
What’s a Fella Gotta Do
3:25
09
My Timing Is Off
2:58
10
All the Beautiful Things
2:22
11
Beginner’s Luck
3:38
12
Ordinary Man
3:18
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift from the aggressive, distorted stomp of the opening tracks to the heartbreakingly fragile acoustic intimacy of track two.
The way the percussion on 'Tremendous Dynamite' feels like it's barely holding the song together against a wall of fuzzy guitar noise.
The vulnerability in the vocal delivery on 'The Longing' where the werewolf persona drops away to reveal a bare, human ache.
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