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Réalistes
Rock · 2002 · 12 tracks

Réalistes

Comet Gain

A scruffy, soul-inflected collision of 60s mod-pop and 80s post-punk. Distorted, defiant, and deeply romantic songs for the underground.

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It's like if a 60s soul band got into a fight with a post-punk group in a rainy London alleyway.

A defiant and scruffy celebration of the underground, balancing garage-rock aggression with soul-searching romanticism.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
The Kids at the Club
4:14
02
Why I Try to Look So Bad
2:55
03
I Close My Eyes and Think of God
1:56
04
My Defiance
3:17
05
Carry on Living
2:51
06
Moments in the Snow
2:51
07
Ripped-up Suit!
3:49
08
She Never Understood
3:57
09
Movies
3:23
10
Labour
2:57
11
Don't Fall in Love if You Want to Die in Peace
3:23
12
Realistes
3:54
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden explosion of distorted guitar and crashing cymbals that transforms a quiet melody into a garage-rock anthem.
A brief, vulnerable moment of organ-led soul that feels like a ghost of the 1960s haunting a modern basement.
The way the vocals fray and crack during the final chorus of the title track, sounding both exhausted and triumphant.
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