Snow Globe

Pop · 2013 · 13 tracks · 44m

Snow Globe

A stark, minimalist winter landscape built from icy analog synths and hushed vocals. Far from a standard holiday record, it's a quiet study in seasonal solitude.

It's a Christmas album for people who prefer the cold silence of a snowy night to a loud office party.

A serene and slightly eerie winter stillness that favors contemplation over celebration.

Snow Globe · vs · Erasure

Peaceful+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 44m

01

Bells of Love (Isabelle's of Love)

3:59

02

Gaudete

2:44

03

Make It Wonderful

3:34

04

Sleep Quietly

2:52

05

Silent Night

3:53

06

Loving Man

3:23

07

The Christmas Song

2:26

08

Bleak Midwinter

4:27

09

Blood on the Snow

3:43

10

There'll Be No Tomorrow

3:39

11

Midnight Clear

3:32

12

White Christmas

3:29

13

Silver Bells

3:05

Moments Worth Waiting For

The haunting, multi-tracked vocal stack on the Latin carol Gaudete that sounds like a futuristic monastery.

The stark, skeletal synth line in Blood on the Snow that feels colder than any of their previous work.

The way the electronic bells in the opening track slowly dissolve into a wash of ambient reverb.

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