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Science Fiction
Rock · 2017 · 12 tracks · 1h 1m

Science Fiction

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A patient, atmospheric finale defined by tape-saturated guitars and existential dread. It trades explosive angst for a haunting, cinematic slow-burn.

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It's the sound of a band finally finding peace with their own darkness in a dusty, analog room.

A heavy, cinematic sense of finality and internal reflection that feels like a long-awaited exhale.

Science Fiction · vs · Brand New
Analog Warmth+1.6σ

The production is pushed notably harder into analog warmth than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 1h 1m
01
Lit Me Up
6:17
02
Can’t Get It Out
3:43
03
Waste
4:36
04
Could Never Be Heaven
3:16
05
Same Logic/Teeth
5:34
06
137
5:02
07
Out of Mana
5:15
08
In the Water
6:52
09
Desert
3:37
10
No Control
3:55
11
451
4:53
12
Batter Up
8:28
Moments Worth Waiting For
The unsettling audio of a therapy patient that opens the record, setting a clinical yet ghostly tone.
The sudden transition from a bluesy stomp to a soaring, melodic chorus in the track 451.
The final three minutes of Batter Up where the guitar melody slowly disintegrates into feedback and silence.
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