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Skying
Rock · 2011 · 12 tracks · 1h 11m

Skying

The Horrors

Lush, sun-drenched psychedelia defined by shimmering analog synths and cavernous reverb. A panoramic shift from post-punk grit toward widescreen dream-pop.

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It sounds like driving toward a neon sunset that never actually disappears.

A shimmering, sun-drenched sense of wonder that feels both nostalgic and forward-looking.

Skying · vs · The Horrors
Golden Hour+3.0σ

Golden Hour saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 1h 11m
01
Changing the Rain
4:33
02
You Said
4:47
03
I Can See Through You
4:18
04
Endless Blue
5:11
05
Dive In
4:52
06
Still Life
5:22
07
Wild Eyed
4:05
08
Moving Further Away
8:36
09
Monica Gems
4:29
10
Oceans Burning
7:51
11
You Said (ambient remix)
8:13
12
Changing the Rain (ambient remix)
8:57
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden explosion of brass and distorted guitar that breaks the tension halfway through Endless Blue.
The soaring, Simple Minds-indebted synth hook that carries Still Life into its triumphant final chorus.
The way Moving Further Away builds from a steady pulse into a sprawling, eight-minute hypnotic spiral.
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