Sins by the Sea

Pop · 2011 · 16 tracks · 1h 6m

Sins by the Sea

A raw, pre-fame document of coastal isolation. Gritty soul vocals meeting skeletal acoustic arrangements in a drafty bedroom.

March 6, 2011 · 57 Records (2)

A restless and unpolished exploration of self-doubt set against a cold coastal backdrop.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 6m

01

Bumblebee

4:00

02

Cheap Dream Rich Daddys

4:21

03

Classic

4:56

04

Hold On

6:07

05

Release the Freak (Touch Me)

3:08

06

Always

3:59

07

Broken Hearted

5:27

08

Carry Us

4:25

09

Confessions

3:21

10

I Believe

4:25

11

No Way Out

3:34

12

Pretty Girls

1:31

13

Ain't Nothin' to it

4:34

14

I Can't Be Your Everything

4:40

15

Echoes

3:25

16

I Unproudly Present

4:41

Moments Worth Listening For

The skeletal, haunting guitar line that anchors the six-minute sprawl of Hold On

The sudden, desperate vocal crack during the climax of Confessions

The way the short interlude Pretty Girls provides a fragile, sun-drenched breather

The jarringly honest lyrical turn in the closing moments of I Unproudly Present

Where This Album Departs

How does Sins by the Sea sound next to the rest of James Arthur's catalogue?

Stripped Back+2.0σ

The production is pushed notably harder into stripped back than this artist usually allows.

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