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No Reins
Rock · 1986 · 9 tracks

No Reins

Polished mid-80s rock defined by shimmering synthesizers, soaring vocal harmonies, and a shift from coastal breezes to urban night-time tension.

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It's the Little River Band you know, but dressed in 1986 neon and high-gloss synths.

An earnest blend of romantic longing and mid-80s existential tension.

No Reins · vs · Little River Band
Urban Night+1.5σ

Urban Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Face in the Crowd
4:40
02
It's Just a Matter of Time
4:49
04
No Reins on Me
4:40
05
When the War Is Over
5:11
06
Thin Ice
4:29
07
How Many Nights
4:37
08
Forever Blue
5:08
09
Paper Paradise
4:12
10
It Was the Night
5:59
Moments Worth Waiting For
The dramatic synth swell and gated reverb snare hit that opens Face in the Crowd.
The earnest, almost desperate environmental plea during the bridge of Thin Ice.
The six-minute slow-burn build of It Was the Night, closing the album with cinematic tension.
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