I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose

Rock · 2009 · 12 tracks · 47m

I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose

Bombay Bicycle Club

Jittery, melodic indie rock defined by interlocking guitar harmonics and a restless rhythmic pulse. A snapshot of teenage suburban anxiety and late-night city walks.

It's the ultimate soundtrack for being nineteen and wandering around a city you're still trying to figure out.

A nervous, high-velocity energy that masks a deep, wistful sense of adolescent longing.

I Had the Blues but I Shook Them Loose · vs · Bombay Bicycle Club

Restless+1.9σ

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

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 47m

01

Emergency Contraception Blues

1:27

02

Lamplight

3:45

03

Evening/Morning

2:52

04

Dust on the Ground

4:24

05

Ghost

3:57

06

Always Like This

4:06

07

Magnet

4:51

08

Cancel on Me

5:29

09

Autumn

3:35

10

The Hill

3:57

11

What If

4:10

12

The Giantess

5:17

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden explosion of the syncopated, high-register guitar riff that kicks off Always Like This.

The transition from the frantic instrumental opener into the melodic, driving momentum of Lamplight.

The way the bassline in Evening/Morning anchors the jagged, interlocking guitar parts during the chorus.

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