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Pop, Songs & Death, Volume 1: The Lightning EP
Rock · 2009 · 10 tracks · 1h 1m

Pop, Songs & Death, Volume 1: The Lightning EP

Wheatus

High-fidelity power pop that trades radio-ready hooks for sprawling eleven-minute epics and audiophile-grade production. Vulnerable, ambitious, and deeply suburban.

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It's like the 'Teenage Dirtbag' guys grew up and made a high-def prog-rock record in their garage.

A sophisticated and expansive exploration of suburban longing and creative independence.

Pop, Songs & Death, Volume 1: The Lightning EP · vs · Wheatus
Hi Fi+4.0σ

The production is built around hi fi than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 1h 1m
01
From Listening to Lightning
11:22
02
You and Your Stoopid Guitar
3:54
03
Real Girl
5:17
04
Now
3:51
05
If You Need a Friend
6:52
06
Texas
7:44
07
Lemonade (Home Studio Re-Record)
3:26
08
Hometown (Home Studio Re-Record)
7:02
09
Real Girl (acoustic)
5:22
10
From Listening to Lightning (acoustic)
6:31
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sprawling eleven-minute transition from delicate acoustic picking to a massive wall of sound on the opening track.
The sudden, sharp guitar crunch that punctuates the self-deprecating chorus of You and Your Stoopid Guitar.
The way the vocal harmonies swell during the final crescendo of If You Need a Friend, creating a cathedral-like space.
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