North

Rock · 2003 · 12 tracks

North

Something Corporate

A wintry, piano-driven departure from pop-punk roots. Dense arrangements and literate lyrics capture the isolation of early adulthood in a rain-soaked city.

The ultimate rainy-day piano rock album for when you're feeling a little too old for your hometown.

A sophisticated, wintry introspection that balances suburban nostalgia with the cold reality of growing up.

North · vs · Something Corporate

Winter+3.1σ

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

Tracklist · 12 Tracks

01

As You Sleep

3:09

02

Space

2:57

03

Down

3:28

04

Only Ashes

3:27

05

Me and the Moon

4:08

06

The Runaway

3:03

07

Ruthless

3:24

08

She Paints Me Blue

3:39

09

Break Myself

3:16

10

I Won't Make You

3:50

11

21 and Invincible

3:19

12

Miss America

3:50

Moments Worth Waiting For

The bridge of Space where the piano hammers out a rhythmic Morse code against the soaring vocal melody.

The transition into the final chorus of Me and the Moon where the arrangement swells into a dense wall of sound.

The stark, vulnerable opening piano chords of As You Sleep that immediately establish the album's cold, nocturnal tone.

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