Man Alive!

Rock · 2020 · 14 tracks

Man Alive!

A murky, condensed dispatch of South London noir. Gritty baritone vocals drift through tape-saturated jazz chords and dissonant, nocturnal city textures.

It's like walking through a rainy South London alleyway at 3 AM with a radio that only picks up jazz and static.

A restless, nocturnal meditation on isolation and the search for connection in a digital world.

Man Alive! · vs · King Krule

Tape Saturation+1.1σ

The production is pushed notably harder into tape saturation than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

Cellular

2:59

02

Supermarché

2:37

03

Stoned Again

3:26

04

Comet Face

3:14

05

The Dream

1:39

06

Perfecto Miserable

3:16

07

Alone, Omen 3

2:47

08

Slinky

2:50

09

Airport Antenatal Airplane

2:15

10

(Don’t Let the Dragon) Draag On

2:32

11

Theme for the Cross

4:06

12

Underclass

3:30

13

Energy Fleets

2:34

14

Please Complete Thee

4:06

Moments Worth Waiting For

The sudden, jarring shift into a frantic, distorted punk energy on 'Stoned Again' that breaks the album's hazy tension.

The way the saxophone on 'Alone, Omen 3' provides a warm, almost comforting counterpoint to the skeletal, rhythmic guitar line.

The haunting, submerged vocal delivery on 'Cellular' that sounds like it's being transmitted through a dying radio.

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