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AAARTH
Rock · 2018 · 11 tracks · 45m

AAARTH

The Joy Formidable

Abrasive fuzz meets kaleidoscopic melody. A restless, psychedelic evolution of the band's signature wall-of-sound that feels both earthy and supernatural.

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It's like their usual stadium rock got lost in a dark Welsh forest and came back weirder and louder.

A restless and gritty exploration of natural beauty through a lens of heavy psychedelic distortion.

AAARTH · vs · The Joy Formidable
Forest+3.5σ

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

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 45m
01
Y Bluen Eira
3:06
02
The Wrong Side
3:35
03
Go Loving
3:12
04
Cicada (Land on Your Back)
3:10
05
All in All
5:47
06
What For
4:36
07
The Better Me
3:51
08
Absence
3:29
09
Dance of the Lotus
4:08
10
You Can’t Give Me
5:14
11
Caught on a Breeze
5:47
Moments Worth Waiting For
The transition from the abrasive Welsh-language opening of Y Bluen Eira into its soaring, melodic chorus.
The skittering, insect-like guitar patterns in Cicada that create a sense of frantic, natural movement.
The slow-burning, hypnotic build of Dance of the Lotus that feels like sinking into a dark, warm pool.
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