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Broken Glances
Rock · 2017 · 10 tracks · 42m

Broken Glances

The Pigeon Detectives

A surprising pivot toward atmospheric, mid-tempo indie rock. Reverb-heavy guitars and contemplative lyrics replace the band's signature high-octane festival energy.

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The Pigeon Detectives grew up, turned the reverb up, and made a surprisingly moody late-night record.

A mature, reverb-soaked reflection on aging that trades festival anthems for late-night introspection.

Broken Glances · vs · The Pigeon Detectives
Contemplative+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 42m
01
Wolves
3:45
02
Lose Control
3:27
03
Munro
6:18
04
Enemy Lines
3:39
05
Sounding the Alarm
3:16
06
Falling in Love
5:12
07
A Little Bit Alone
4:26
08
Stay With Me
3:15
09
Postcards
5:21
10
Change My World
3:30
Moments Worth Waiting For
the unexpected six-minute sprawl of Munro where the band trades their usual brevity for a slow-burning psychedelic build
the way the guitars on Wolves shimmer through thick layers of reverb rather than cutting with their usual jagged edge
the hauntingly sparse opening of Postcards that gradually swells into a heavy, atmospheric wall of sound
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