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Shapeshifter
Rock · 2016 · 6 tracks · 22m

Shapeshifter

A stripped-back, acoustic reimagining of the band's catalog. Weathered vocals and bare-bones arrangements turn aggressive anthems into intimate, weary confessions.

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It's the Smile Empty Soul songs you know, but played like they're being told to you over a drink in a quiet bar.

A weary, reflective quiet that finds new depth in old wounds.

Shapeshifter · vs · Smile Empty Soul
Low Energy-2.3σ

It runs markedly cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 6 Tracks · 22m
01
All in My Head
3:44
02
Running out of Something
3:01
03
Just One Place
3:28
04
Silhouettes
3:58
05
Nowhere Kids
4:08
06
Bottom of a Bottle
3:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
The skeletal acoustic reimagining of Bottom of a Bottle where the lyrics take on a much darker, more weary weight.
The way the vocal rasp catches on the high notes of Silhouettes, revealing a vulnerability hidden in the original version.
The subtle, driving bassline in All in My Head that maintains the tension without needing distorted guitars.
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