Comedown Machine

Rock · 2013 · 11 tracks · 39m

Comedown Machine

A neon-lit departure into 80s synth-pop and falsetto-heavy new wave. The Strokes trade their garage-rock leather for velvet and tape-saturated melancholy.

Quiet departure

A soft, nocturnal haze settles over these eleven tracks, trading the sharp angles of the past for a wistful, synth-draped intimacy. The guitars recede into rubbery, rhythmic pulses, allowing a fragile falsetto to drift through the late-night air like a radio signal fading into the morning.

Comedown Machine · vs · The Strokes

Falsetto+2.2σ

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

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 39m

01

Tap Out

3:42

02

All the Time

3:01

03

One Way Trigger

4:02

04

Welcome to Japan

3:51

05

80s Comedown Machine

4:59

06

50/50

2:43

07

Slow Animals

4:21

08

Partners in Crime

3:22

09

Chances

3:37

10

Happy Ending

2:52

11

Call It Fate, Call It Karma

3:25

Moments Worth Waiting For

11Call It Fate, Call It KarmaThe closing track 'Call It Fate, Call It Karma' abandons modern fidelity entirely for a dusty, tape-hissed lounge-pop arrangement.

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