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Sonderlust
Pop · 2016 · 10 tracks · 41m

Sonderlust

A pivot toward 70s disco and 80s synth-pop that maintains Kishi Bashi's signature violin loops. High-energy arrangements masking a deeply personal core of heartbreak.

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It's like an orchestral disco party where everyone is secretly crying, but the lights look amazing.

A restless, neon-soaked exploration of heartbreak that hides its scars behind shimmering synthesizers and driving rhythms.

Sonderlust · vs · Kishi Bashi
Love Lost+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into love lost than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 41m
01
m’lover
3:49
02
Hey Big Star
3:21
03
Say Yeah
4:34
04
Can’t Let Go, Juno
4:23
05
Ode to My Next Life
3:47
06
Who’d You Kill
4:27
07
Statues in a Gallery
3:26
08
Why Don’t You Answer Me
4:19
09
Flame on Flame (A Slow Dirge)
4:46
10
Honeybody
4:26
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, synth-driven chorus of Say Yeah that feels like a desperate plea for connection.
The way the violin loops weave into a frantic, rhythmic tapestry during the bridge of Can't Let Go, Juno.
The stark, somber shift into the orchestral mourning of Flame on Flame (A Slow Dirge).
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