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The Episodes
Rock · 2012 · 10 tracks · 41m

The Episodes

A conceptual dive into heavy alternative rock. Dense vocal harmonies collide with syncopated riffs to create a brooding, narrative-driven experience.

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It's like a heavy metal stage play where every character is played by a wall of vocal harmonies.

A dense and cinematic exploration of inner turmoil through heavy, harmonized storytelling.

The Episodes · vs · Taproot
Layered Dense+1.1σ

The production is pushed notably harder into layered dense than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 41m
01
Good Morning
4:36
02
No Surrender
4:25
03
Lost Boy
4:21
04
Memorial Park
4:42
05
The Everlasting
3:48
06
Around the Bend
4:01
07
A Kiss From the Sky
3:26
08
Strange & Fascinating
4:10
09
A Golden Grey
3:59
10
We Don’t Belong Here
4:27
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the atmospheric opening of Good Morning into the crushing rhythmic assault of the main riff
The soaring multi-tracked vocal harmonies in the chorus of No Surrender that create a wall of melodic sound
The eerie piano-led bridge in Memorial Park that breaks the tension before a final heavy crescendo
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