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Computers and Blues
Hip-Hop · 2011 · 14 tracks · 43m

Computers and Blues

The Streets

A bittersweet farewell blending signature UK garage rhythms with gritty indie guitar riffs. A mature, reflective final chapter on aging and digital isolation.

February 4, 2011 · 679

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A weary but wise reflection on the end of an era, balancing digital anxiety with organic warmth.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks · 43m
01
Outside Inside
3:01
02
Going Through Hell
3:08
03
Roof of Your Car
3:12
04
Puzzled by People
3:08
05
Without Thinking
3:17
06
Blip on a Screen
3:34
07
Those That Don’t Know
2:54
08
Soldiers
3:36
09
We Can Never Be Friends
3:36
10
ABC
1:11
11
OMG
3:26
12
Trying to Kill M.E.
3:58
13
Trust Me
2:16
14
Lock the Locks
3:07
Moments Worth Listening For
The jagged guitar riff on Going Through Hell that transforms the Streets' sound into something closer to indie rock.
The heart-wrenching ultrasound metaphor in Blip on a Screen where the digital meets the deeply personal.
The finality of the closing door sound effect at the end of Lock the Locks, signaling the end of the alias.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Computers and Blues sound next to the rest of The Streets's catalogue?

Electric Guitar+4.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds electric guitar far more than the catalogue usually does.

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