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The Waiting Room
Rock · 2016 · 22 tracks · 47m

The Waiting Room

Smoky baritone vocals meet noir-inflected chamber pop. A cinematic collection of late-night vignettes defined by dry rhythms and elegant, weary brass.

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It's like the soundtrack to a French noir film that only exists in your head.

A sophisticated, weary collection of late-night reflections that feel both intimate and cinematic.

The Waiting Room · vs · Tindersticks
Bass+2.3σ

The instrumentation foregrounds bass far more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 22 Tracks · 47m
01
Follow Me
2:45
01
Follow Me
02
Second Chance Man
3:56
02
Second Chance Man
03
Were We Once Lovers?
4:49
03
Were We Once Lovers?
04
Help Youself
5:38
04
Help Youself
05
Hey Lucinda
5:16
05
Hey Lucinda
06
This Fear of Emptiness
06
This Fear of Emptiness
3:59
07
How He Entered
07
How He Entered
4:46
08
The Waiting Room
4:54
08
The Waiting Room
09
Planting Holes
2:03
09
Planting Holes
10
We Are Dreamers!
5:20
10
We Are Dreamers!
11
Like Only Lovers Can
4:33
11
Like Only Lovers Can
Moments Worth Waiting For
The skeletal, funky bass line on Were We Once Lovers? that grounds the soaring, desperate strings.
The heartbreakingly fragile vocal interplay between Stuart Staples and the late Lhasa de Sela on Hey Lucinda.
The way the title track builds a sense of claustrophobic dread through repetitive, hypnotic organ swells.
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