No Line on the Horizon

Rock · 2009 · 12 tracks · 57m

No Line on the Horizon

A sprawling, experimental record where stadium anthems meet Moroccan field recordings. Dense, atmospheric, and deeply spiritual rock that rewards patient listening.

Experimental detour

A hazy, North African-inspired palette drifts through these twelve tracks, signaling a deliberate retreat from the polished, radio-ready punch of the early 2000s. The music trades immediate, stadium-sized hooks for sprawling, seven-minute compositions and ambient textures that evoke the humid air of a Moroccan city.

No Line on the Horizon · vs · U2

Desert+3.6σ

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

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 57m

01

No Line on the Horizon

4:12

02

Magnificent

5:24

03

Moment of Surrender

7:24

04

Unknown Caller

6:03

05

I’ll Go Crazy If I Don’t Go Crazy Tonight

4:14

06

Get On Your Boots

3:25

07

Stand Up Comedy

3:50

08

Fez – Being Born

5:17

09

White as Snow

4:41

10

Breathe

5:00

11

Cedars of Lebanon

4:13

12

No Line on the Horizon 2

4:05

Moments Worth Waiting For

03Moment of SurrenderThe album's longest track, 'Moment of Surrender', stretches past seven minutes, building its slow-tempo groove around a warm, atmospheric organ swell and a loose, improvisational rhythm.

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