In the Belly of the Brazen Bull

Rock · 2012 · 18 tracks · 59m

In the Belly of the Brazen Bull

Jagged guitars and brotherly harmonies collide in a record that balances Steve Albini's grit with massive, scuzzy indie-pop hooks.

It's the scuzzy, anthemic sound of the Jarman brothers getting their groove back after Johnny Marr left.

A defiant and restless energy balanced by moments of vulnerable, Northern-English melancholy.

In the Belly of the Brazen Bull · vs · The Cribs

Defiant+0.9σ

Defiant saturates this record a touch more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 18 Tracks · 59m

01

Glitters Like Gold

4:13

02

Come On, Be a No‐One

2:37

03

Jaded Youth

3:52

04

Anna

3:03

05

Confident Men

3:01

06

Uptight

4:11

07

Chi‐Town

3:20

08

Pure O

4:16

09

Back to the Bolthole

4:48

10

I Should Have Helped

2:30

11

Stalagmites

4:26

12

Like a Gift Giver

1:17

13

Butterflies

2:52

14

Arena Rock Encore With Full Cast

2:40

15

Better Than Me

3:03

16

Eat Me

3:21

17

Glandular Fever Got the Best of Me

2:48

18

Don’t Believe in Me

3:40

Moments Worth Waiting For

The explosive drum entry on 'Chi-Town' that captures the signature Steve Albini room sound.

The transition into the four-song suite starting with 'Better Than Me' that shifts the album into a conceptual gear.

The raw, unpolished vocal strain during the climax of 'Stalagmites' that feels genuinely desperate.

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