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Pilgrim's Progress
Rock · 2010 · 16 tracks · 52m

Pilgrim's Progress

Kula Shaker

A surprising pivot into pastoral folk and baroque psychedelia. Gone are the heavy riffs, replaced by acoustic warmth, dusty organs, and a quiet, mystical maturity.

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It's like Kula Shaker went into the woods and came back sounding like a lost 1970s folk-rock band.

A quiet, autumnal reflection on time and spirituality that feels both ancient and deeply personal.

Pilgrim's Progress · vs · Kula Shaker
Wistful+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 52m
01
Peter Pan RIP
3:31
02
Figure It Out
3:33
03
Ophelia
3:08
04
Modern Blues
3:49
05
All Dressed Up (and Ready to Fall in Love)
3:30
06
Ruby
3:07
07
Only Love
3:13
08
Barbara Ella
3:45
09
Cavalry
2:03
10
When a Brave Needs a Maid
2:44
11
To Wait Till I Come
2:58
12
Winter's Call
6:29
13
Interlude
0:33
14
Space Caravan
2:53
15
High in a Heaven
4:12
16
Sweet Sympathy
3:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The mournful brass and acoustic strumming that opens Peter Pan RIP, signaling a departure from their high-energy past.
The way the strings swell and recede during the bridge of Ophelia, creating a sense of Victorian melodrama.
The sprawling, six-minute psychedelic slow-burn of Winter's Call that anchors the album's emotional weight.
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