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The Blurred Crusade
Rock · 1982 · 8 tracks

The Blurred Crusade

The Church

Interlocking twelve-string guitars and surrealist poetry. A shimmering bridge between sixties psychedelia and eighties post-punk that feels like a lucid dream.

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It's like The Byrds went to a goth club in 1982 and decided to stay until sunrise.

A sophisticated, shimmering mystery that feels like drifting through a series of vivid, nocturnal visions.

The Blurred Crusade · vs · The Church
Dusk+1.9σ

Dusk saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
03
Field of Mars
4:54
04
An Interlude
4:32
05
Secret Corners
1:45
06
Just for You
5:20
07
A Fire Burns
4:50
08
To Be in Your Eyes
3:52
09
You Took
8:09
10
Don’t Look Back
1:59
Moments Worth Waiting For
The hypnotic eight-minute slow burn of 'You Took' where the guitars eventually spiral into a controlled, melodic frenzy.
The sudden, bright acoustic strumming that opens 'To Be in Your Eyes' providing a moment of pure pop clarity.
The way the vocals and guitars intertwine on 'Field of Mars' to create a sense of ancient, dusty mystery.
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