The Listening

Pop · 2009 · 12 tracks · 43m

The Listening

Crystalline synths and breathy vocals define this debut. A shimmering collection of bedroom-born electropop that feels like stargazing from a city rooftop.

It's like if a Nintendo DS became sentient and started writing really beautiful, catchy pop songs about the stars.

A hopeful and shimmering digital daydream that feels both intimate and interstellar.

The Listening · vs · Lights

Dreamy+2.4σ

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

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m

01

Saviour

3:29

03

River

3:03

04

The Listening

3:36

05

Ice

2:56

06

Pretend

3:23

07

The Last Thing on Your Mind

3:19

08

Second Go

3:16

09

February Air

3:49

10

Face Up

3:26

11

Lions!

3:18

12

Quiet

3:15

13

Pretend (reprise)

3:05

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the bass synth pulses like a heartbeat under the delicate chorus of Saviour

The transition into the bridge of February Air where the production feels like floating

The stripped-back vulnerability of the Pretend reprise that closes the journey

Sits BesideSee all

LIGHTS

Shares synth-pop, electropop, indie pop (subgenres); dreamy, hopeful, wistful (moods)

Water Colours

Swimming With Dolphins

Shares synth-pop, electropop, indie pop (subgenres); dreamy, wistful, playful (moods)

Expectations

Shares synth-pop, electropop, indie pop (subgenres); digital_clarity, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style)

Little Machines

Little Machines

Shares synth-pop, electropop, indie pop (subgenres); digital_clarity, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style)

Dulce Beat

Shares synth-pop, electropop, indie pop (subgenres); digital_clarity, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style)

Citrine

Shares synth-pop, electropop, indie pop (subgenres); digital_clarity, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style)

Sueño electro I

Sueño electro I

Shares synth-pop, electropop, dance-pop (subgenres); digital_clarity, layered_dense, analog_warmth (production style)

The Difference

Shares synth-pop, electropop, indie pop (subgenres); breathy, falsetto, harmonized (vocal style)

Lights

Shares synth-pop, electropop, indie pop (subgenres); digital_clarity, bedroom_production, layered_dense (production style)

Fantasía pop

Shares synth-pop, electropop, indie pop (subgenres); digital_clarity, studio_polished, analog_warmth (production style)

Reviews

AllMusic

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →