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The Cure
Rock · 2004 · 13 tracks · 1h 11m

The Cure

A raw, visceral pivot recorded live to tape. The band trades their signature reverb for bone-dry aggression and a heavy, claustrophobic wall of sound.

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Abrasive pivot

A bruising, tactile friction replaces the band's signature dreamlike haze, stripping away the safety of cavernous reverb to place the vocals right against the listener's ear. Co-produced by Ross Robinson and recorded live in the studio, the music trades elegant melancholy for a heavy, distorted alternative rock sound where the instruments crash rather than float.

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Intense+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 1h 11m
01
alt.end
4:31
01
Lost
4:08
02
(I Don’t Know What’s Going) On
2:58
02
Labyrinth
5:14
03
Before Three
4:40
04
Truth Goodness and Beauty
4:20
04
Never
4:05
05
The Promise
10:21
05
The End of the World
3:44
06
Anniversary
4:23
06
Going Nowhere
3:28
07
Us or Them
4:09
08
Fake
4:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
01LostThe opening track 'Lost' establishes the album's raw, immediate texture with a desperate, ragged vocal performance that pushes into a literal scream.
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