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Rock · 1990 · 11 tracks

Pale

Toad the Wet Sprocket

A somber, rain-soaked collection of folk-rock. Stripped of their later radio polish, these songs dwell in the quiet, grey spaces of early adulthood.

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It's the perfect record for when you want to feel a little bit sad in a very beautiful way.

A quiet, rain-slicked introspection that finds beauty in the greyest parts of the soul.

Pale · vs · Toad the Wet Sprocket
Rainy Day+3.0σ

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

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Torn
2:59
02
Come Back Down
3:20
03
Don't Go Away
4:33
04
High on a Riverbed
4:01
05
I Think About
3:24
06
Corporal Brown
3:10
07
Jam
3:31
08
Chile
4:38
09
Liars Everywhere
2:18
10
Nothing Is Alone
2:39
11
She Cried
4:28
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hauntingly sparse piano melody that anchors the emotional weight of Chile.
The way the vocal harmonies on Come Back Down feel like a desperate plea rather than a pop hook.
The sudden shift into the driving, almost frantic acoustic strumming during the bridge of Jam.
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