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On the Outside
Rock · 2005 · 10 tracks

On the Outside

Starsailor

A gritty, guitar-heavy pivot from their piano-pop roots. James Walsh swaps gentle melancholy for an urgent, soulful rock edge that feels lived-in and tough.

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It's Starsailor but with the guitars cranked up and the gloves off.

A restless and urgent collection that trades delicate melancholy for a gritty, soulful defiance.

On the Outside · vs · Starsailor
Defiant+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
02
Counterfeit Life
3:32
03
In My Blood
3:56
04
Faith Hope Love
2:48
05
I Don’t Know
3:22
06
Way Back Home
3:11
07
Keep Us Together
3:48
08
Get Out While You Can
3:08
09
This Time
3:33
10
White Light
4:36
11
Jeremiah
3:40
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the brooding verse to the soaring, anthem-like chorus of In My Blood.
The way the piano and guitar lock into a driving, urgent groove during the opening of Counterfeit Life.
The vulnerable, stripped-back vocal texture that opens Jeremiah before the full band swells.
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