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Paper Gods
Pop · 2015 · 15 tracks · 1h 10m

Paper Gods

Duran Duran

A maximalist collision of 80s neon and 2010s club production. Glossy, bass-heavy, and featuring an eclectic cast of collaborators from Janelle Monáe to Nile Rodgers.

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It's the 80s legends throwing a high-tech party and everyone's invited.

A high-gloss blend of celebratory dance-floor energy and sophisticated, nocturnal mystery.

Paper Gods · vs · Duran Duran
Social Commentary+2.2σ

The writing leans far further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 1h 10m
01
Paper Gods
7:01
02
Last Night in the City
4:44
03
You Kill Me With Silence
4:28
04
Pressure Off
4:20
05
Face for Today
3:51
06
Danceophobia
4:13
07
What Are the Chances?
4:55
08
Sunset Garage
4:43
09
Change the Skyline
3:57
10
Butterfly Girl
3:15
11
Only in Dreams
6:05
12
The Universe Alone
6:02
13
Planet Roaring
3:49
14
Valentine Stones
3:30
15
Northern Lights
5:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The seven-minute title track opening with a haunting, monastic chant before exploding into a jagged, industrial-pop groove.
The infectious, Chic-inspired guitar scratch and Janelle Monáe's joyful vocal interplay during the bridge of Pressure Off.
The sudden, eerie transition into the spoken-word cameo by Lindsay Lohan on the dance-floor filler Danceophobia.
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