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Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean
Rock · 2006 · 7 tracks

Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean

Dance Gavin Dance

A raw, unpolished explosion of technical guitar work and dual-vocal friction. The jittery, soulful, and abrasive blueprint for the Swancore movement.

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It's like a soul singer wandered into a math-rock riot and decided to stay.

A frantic, unpolished collision of technical precision and raw emotional volatility.

Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean · vs · Dance Gavin Dance
Basement Show+1.0σ

Basement Show saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean
0:48
02
The Robot With Human Hair, Part 1
4:14
03
The Robot vs. Heroin Battle of Vietnam
3:05
04
Tidal Waves: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
3:30
05
The Importance of Cocaine
4:39
06
The Robot With Human Hair, Part 2
5:46
07
Burning Down the Nicotine Armoire
5:45
Moments Worth Waiting For
The jarring transition from the ambient intro into the frantic tapping of track 2
The soulful vocal run that emerges suddenly from a wall of distorted screaming in track 6
The rhythmic collapse and rebuild during the bridge of track 7
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