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The Fountain
Rock · 2009 · 10 tracks · 37m

The Fountain

Echo & the Bunnymen

Polished, melodic rock that trades gothic shadows for golden-hour clarity. A late-career statement defined by shimmering guitars and Ian McCulloch's smoothest croon.

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It's the Bunnymen but with the lights turned on and the melodies turned up.

A warm, nostalgic clarity that replaces gothic shadows with melodic optimism.

The Fountain · vs · Echo & the Bunnymen
Golden Hour+3.8σ

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

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 37m
01
Think I Need It Too
3:41
02
Forgotten Fields
3:47
03
Do You Know Who I Am?
2:52
04
Shroud of Turin
4:11
05
Life of a Thousand Crimes
3:22
06
The Fountain
4:02
07
Everlasting Neverendless
3:08
08
Proxy
3:15
09
Drivetime
4:12
10
The Idolness of Gods
4:38
Moments Worth Waiting For
The soaring, radio-friendly chorus of Think I Need It Too that feels like a callback to their mid-80s peak.
The way the title track The Fountain builds into a lush, melodic swell with a surprisingly tender vocal delivery.
The stripped-back, contemplative piano-led closing of The Idolness of Gods that leaves a lingering sense of peace.
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