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Keys to the World
Rock · 2006 · 11 tracks

Keys to the World

Richard Ashcroft

Lush orchestral pop meets gritty northern soul. A cinematic collection of mid-tempo reflections for solitary city walks and late-night contemplation.

January 17, 2006 · Parlophone

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A sophisticated blend of world-weary melancholy and cinematic hope.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Why Not Nothing?
4:09
02
Music Is Power
3:58
03
Break the Night With Colour
3:56
04
Words Just Get in the Way
4:53
05
Keys to the World
4:42
06
Sweet Brother Malcolm
4:51
07
Cry Til the Morning
5:04
08
Why Do Lovers?
4:45
09
Simple Song
4:05
10
World Keeps Turning
3:55
11
75 Degrees
4:48
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the strings on 'Music Is Power' lift the track into a soulful, Curtis Mayfield-esque groove.
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How does Keys to the World sound next to the rest of Richard Ashcroft's catalogue?

Low Energy-1.7σ

It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

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