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Wrong Way Up
Pop · 1990 · 8 tracks

Wrong Way Up

A rare vocal-heavy collaboration where rhythmic precision meets surrealist poetry. Bright, interlocking synthesizers and baritone harmonies create a cerebral pop masterwork.

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It's what happens when two geniuses decide to make the smartest pop record of the 90s.

A bright, intellectually curious blend of rhythmic precision and gentle melancholy.

Wrong Way Up · vs · Brian Eno
Baritone+3.4σ

The vocals lean far further into baritone than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
01
Lay My Love
4:43
02
One Word
4:34
03
In the Backroom
4:01
05
Cordoba
4:22
07
Footsteps
3:11
08
Been There, Done That
2:51
09
Crime in the Desert
3:38
10
The River
4:20
Moments Worth Waiting For
The interlocking, rhythmic vocal delivery on 'Lay My Love' that feels like a biological machine
The haunting, spoken-word narrative of 'Cordoba' where the music feels like a tense, quiet waiting room
The soaring, gospel-adjacent vocal harmonies that elevate the ending of 'The River'
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