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In the End
Rock · 2019

In the End

The Cranberries

A bittersweet farewell defined by shimmering guitars and O'Riordan's hauntingly intimate posthumous vocals. A raw, polished tribute to a legendary voice.

April 26, 2019 · BMG Rights Management (UK) Limited

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Listening to this album feels like hearing a ghost whisper through a high-definition lens. Because the vocals were sourced from demos recorded shortly before Dolores O'Riordan's passing, there is a grain and a vulnerability here that was often smoothed over in the band's earlier, more commercial heights. The surviving members have treated these vocal tracks with immense reverence, building lush, jangling arrangements that cradle her voice without ever overwhelming it. It is an album that exists in the space between a demo's intimacy and a studio record's grandeur.

Moments Worth Listening For
The moment on the title track where Dolores's voice cracks slightly, left unedited to preserve the raw humanity of the demo.
The transition from the driving rhythm of 'All Over Now' into the more skeletal, haunting acoustic textures of the mid-album tracks.
The final sustained note of the album, hanging in the air as a definitive period on a thirty-year career.
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How does In the End sound next to the rest of The Cranberries's catalogue?

Raw+4.0σ

The vocals lean far further into raw than the rest of the catalogue.

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