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Born Horses
Rock · 2024 · 8 tracks · 40m

Born Horses

Mercury Rev

A surreal blend of beat-poetry narration and orchestral jazz-psych. Whispered fables drift over Miles Davis-inspired trumpets and lush, cinematic woodwinds.

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It's like a beat-poet reciting fables over a lost Miles Davis score in a haunted forest.

A haunting, nocturnal meditation that feels like a whispered secret between the earth and the stars.

Born Horses · vs · Mercury Rev
Spoken Word+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 8 Tracks · 40m
01
Mood Swings
7:15
02
Ancient Love
5:53
03
Your Hammer, My Heart
4:44
04
Patterns
3:53
05
A Bird Of No Address
4:13
06
Born Horses
3:40
07
Everything I Thought I Had Lost
6:12
08
There’s Always Been A Bird In Me
4:13
Moments Worth Waiting For
The mournful, reverb-drenched trumpet solo that opens Mood Swings, setting a noir-jazz tone.
The transition into the title track where the orchestration swells like a slow-motion sunrise.
The rhythmic, hypnotic repetition of the spoken narrative on A Bird Of No Address.
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