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The Freed Man
Rock · 1989 · 28 tracks · 37m

The Freed Man

Thirty-two fragments of tape-hissed intimacy. A foundational lo-fi document that turns bedroom sketches into a sprawling, vulnerable, and strangely melodic diary.

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A restless and deeply intimate collection of sketches that finds comfort in its own isolation.

Tracklist · 28 Tracks · 37m
01
Bridge Was You
1:42
02
Soulmate
1:31
03
I Love Me
1:02
05
Careless Mind Hands
06
True Hardcore
2:05
07
Close Enough
1:11
08
Loosened Screw
09
Solid Brown
1:00
10
Made Real
1:18
11
Crumbs
2:15
12
Narrow Stories
1:52
13
Drifts on Through
15
Lou Rap
0:54
16
Growin' Up With You
17
Healthy Sick
1:49
18
Land of the Lords
1:03
19
Ladybugs
1:54
20
Moldy Bread
2:23
21
Squirrel Freedom Overdrive
0:47
22
Burning Out
24
Why Do You Cut Off Your Sleeves?
25
Wrists
1:41
26
Last Day of School
1:41
27
Punch in the Nose
1:54
28
Deny
1:53
29
Level Anything
1:37
31
K‐Sensa My I
32
Mothra
Moments Worth Listening For
The jarring transition into the frantic, distorted energy of True Hardcore after a series of quiet acoustic sketches.
The way Lou Rap breaks the fourth wall with its playful, rhythmic experimentation and self-aware amateurism.
The hauntingly intimate vocal delivery on Healthy Sick where the tape hiss feels like a third instrument.

How does The Freed Man sound next to the rest of Sebadoh's catalogue?

Acoustic Guitar+2.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds acoustic guitar notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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