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Rock · 2019 · 10 tracks · 33m

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Barns Courtney

A high-octane collision of gritty blues-rock and neon synth-pop. This is the sound of millennial nostalgia filtered through a distorted Marshall stack.

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It's like a blues singer got trapped inside a 90s video game and decided to scream his way out.

A high-stakes blend of swaggering confidence and the hollow ache of growing up too fast.

404 · vs · Barns Courtney
Nostalgic+2.6σ

Nostalgic saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 33m
01
Hollow
3:29
02
You and I
2:56
03
“99”
3:18
04
London Girls
3:03
05
Fun Never Ends
3:18
06
Boy Like Me
3:14
07
The Kids Are Alright
3:56
08
Castaway
2:44
09
Babylon
3:33
10
Cannonball
3:54
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the glitchy intro of 99 into its massive, stadium-sized chorus.
The way the bassline in London Girls mimics a strutting heartbeat under the frantic vocal delivery.
The sudden, vulnerable drop in intensity during the bridge of Cannonball before the final crescendo.
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