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This Life
Pop · 2023 · 13 tracks · 50m

This Life

Take That

Warm, organic pop rock recorded in Nashville. A mature shift toward 1970s singer-songwriter textures and intimate vocal harmonies.

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It's Take That doing their best 70s California rock impression, and it actually really works.

A warm, sun-drenched reflection on maturity and the complexities of long-term mental health.

This Life · vs · Take That
Acoustic Guitar+3.3σ

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

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 50m
01
Keep Your Head Up
3:14
02
Windows
3:58
03
This Life
3:48
04
Brand New Sun
4:28
05
March of the Hopeful
3:49
06
Days I Hate Myself
4:01
07
The Champion
3:37
08
We Got All Day
3:05
09
Mind Full of Madness
4:04
10
Time and Time Again
4:03
11
One More Word
3:50
12
Where We Are
4:30
13
Serenity
3:50
Moments Worth Waiting For
The crisp, dry acoustic strumming that opens Windows, signaling a departure from their usual electronic sheen.
The soaring three-part harmony during the bridge of This Life that recalls the classic Laurel Canyon sound.
The vulnerable, stripped-back piano arrangement on Serenity that closes the album with a sense of hard-won peace.
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