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Rock · 1997 · 10 tracks

Pop

A gritty collision of 90s club culture and stadium rock. Distorted loops, heavy bass, and existential dread hidden behind a neon, consumerist mask.

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A frantic, neon-lit anxiety pulses through this record, which uses the vocabulary of underground club culture to mask a deep spiritual dread. The music trades organic rock warmth for a dense, tactile collision of big-beat loops, heavy fuzz, and dub-influenced basslines that feel far removed from the wide-open spaces of their past. It is a dark, restless journey through the hollow promises of consumerism, where the glitzy surface eventually cracks to reveal a quiet, desperate prayer.

Pop · vs · U2
Existential+2.7σ

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

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
03
Mofo
5:49
04
If God Will Send His Angels
5:22
06
Last Night on Earth
4:46
07
Gone
4:27
08
Miami
4:53
09
The Playboy Mansion
4:41
10
If You Wear That Velvet Dress
5:15
11
Please
5:03
12
Wake Up Dead Man
4:53
13
Holy Joe (Guilty mix)
5:10
Moments Worth Waiting For
11PleaseA thick, dub-influenced bassline anchors the track, allowing scratchy, industrial guitar textures to drift across the dark mix.
12Wake Up Dead ManThe album closes with a stark, acoustic guitar arrangement that strips away the electronic loops for a bleak, desperate vocal performance.
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