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The Alternative to Love
Rock · 2005 · 12 tracks

The Alternative to Love

Brendan Benson

Bright, hook-filled power pop with a bittersweet center. Sparkling guitars, handclaps, and stacked vocal harmonies mask a restless, lonely interior.

March 14, 2005 · V2 records

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A bright, sun-drenched pop exterior masking a restless and self-doubting heart.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Spit It Out
3:21
02
Cold Hands (Warm Heart)
3:26
03
Feel Like Myself
4:16
04
Alternative to Love
4:36
05
The Pledge
2:56
06
Them and Me
4:01
07
Biggest Fan
3:45
08
Flesh and Bone
2:56
09
Get It Together
3:32
10
Gold Into Straw
3:43
11
What I’m Looking For
3:32
12
Between Us
3:10
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive, handclap-driven chorus of Spit It Out that immediately sets the album's high-energy, hook-heavy tone.
The sudden, dry acoustic guitar breakdown in Alternative to Love that strips away the dense studio layers.
The soaring, stacked vocal harmonies on the bridge of What I'm Looking For that mimic a classic 1970s AM radio pop hit.
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