Rock · 2013 · 10 tracks · 40m

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra

Isolated, tape-saturated psych-soul. Warped guitar melodies and tight breakbeats create a lonely, beautiful, and deeply analog world.

It's like finding a lost 70s soul record in a haunted basement and realizing it's actually about your own life.

A lonely, opiate-soaked meditation on isolation wrapped in warm, dusty analog textures.

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Lonely+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 40m

01

From the Sun

4:44

02

Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)

2:45

03

So Good at Being in Trouble

3:50

04

One at a Time

2:29

05

The Opposite of Afternoon

5:25

06

No Need for a Leader

5:45

07

Monki

7:19

08

Dawn

1:08

09

Faded in the Morning

4:22

10

Secret Xtians

2:43

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the guitar riff in 'From the Sun' feels like it's melting under a heat lamp.

The sudden, jarring shift into the heavy, fuzzed-out blues stomp of 'No Need for a Leader'.

The delicate, almost whispered vocal delivery on 'Swim and Sleep (Like a Shark)' that sounds like a secret.

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Unknown Mortal Orchestra

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A Beautiful Memory

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My Morning Jacket

Shares psychedelic rock, indie rock, art rock (subgenres); falsetto, gentle, harmonized (vocal style)

Please Be Honest

Please Be Honest

Guided by Voices

Shares psychedelic rock, indie rock, art rock (subgenres); electric guitar, drums, bass (instrumentation)

A Pretty Mess by This One Band

A Pretty Mess by This One Band

Shares tape_saturation, lo_fi, analog_warmth (production style); lonely, wistful, brooding (moods)

The Isolation Tapes

The Isolation Tapes

Shares psychedelic rock, indie rock, art rock (subgenres); solitude, late_night, cabin_in_woods (atmosphere)

Contemporary Movement

Contemporary Movement

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