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Only Run
Rock · 2014 · 10 tracks · 40m

Only Run

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah

Dense synth-pop textures and jittery electronic pulses meet Alec Ounsworth's unmistakable nasal delivery. A claustrophobic, neon-lit evolution of indie rock.

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It's like the 80s synth-pop version of a nervous breakdown, but in a really cool way.

A restless, neon-lit exploration of urban isolation and synthetic beauty.

Only Run · vs · Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Layered Dense+1.5σ

The production is pushed notably harder into layered dense than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 40m
01
As Always
4:49
02
Blameless
3:04
03
Coming Down
3:44
04
Little Moments
3:11
05
Only Run
4:45
06
Your Advice
3:28
07
Beyond Illusion
4:00
08
Impossible Request
3:39
09
Cover Up
5:08
10
Impossible Request (alternative version)
4:12
Moments Worth Waiting For
The arrival of Matt Berninger's baritone on Coming Down providing a grounded counterpoint to Ounsworth's frantic delivery.
The way the title track Only Run builds into a thick wall of synthesizers that feels both triumphant and suffocating.
The stripped-back, almost skeletal electronic pulse that opens Impossible Request before the guitars begin to swarm.
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