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What Kind of World
Rock · 2012 · 12 tracks · 40m

What Kind of World

Brendan Benson

Twelve tracks of warm, analog-tracked power pop recorded in Nashville. Brimming with sparkling guitars, stacked vocal harmonies, and subtle country-politan details.

April 23, 2012 · Lojinx

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A warm, domestic contentment tinged with gentle, mid-life self-reflection.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 40m
01
What Kind of World
4:07
02
Bad for Me
4:06
03
Light of Day
3:33
04
Happy Most of the Time
3:41
05
Keep Me
2:15
06
Pretty Baby
3:24
07
Here in the Deadlights
3:09
08
Met Your Match
2:39
09
Thru the Ceiling
3:04
10
No One Else but You
3:47
11
Come On
2:52
12
On the Fence
3:54
Moments Worth Listening For
The sudden, brassy swell of horns on the title track that lifts the song from a simple acoustic strummer into a grand, mid-tempo anthem.
The country-tinged pedal steel guitar weeping softly in the background of Light of Day, signaling Benson's relocation to Nashville.
The tightly stacked, self-harmonized vocal hook on Bad for Me that recalls the absolute peak of classic 1970s power pop.
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