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Crush
Electronic · 1985 · 8 tracks

Crush

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

A lush, romantic pivot toward American pop sensibilities. Shimmering synthesizers meet cinematic storytelling in a sun-drenched mid-eighties landscape.

June 17, 1985 · Virgin

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A sun-drenched, cinematic yearning that balances polished pop hooks with a lingering art-school soul.

Tracklist · 8 Tracks
03
Bloc Bloc Bloc
3:28
04
Women III
4:26
05
Crush
4:28
06
88 Seconds in Greensboro
4:09
07
The Native Daughters of the Golden West
4:05
08
La femme accident
2:50
09
Hold You
4:01
10
The Lights Are Going Out
3:57
Moments Worth Listening For
The sweeping, cinematic synth swell that opens The Native Daughters of the Golden West.
The urgent, driving percussion and political tension of 88 Seconds in Greensboro.
The delicate, almost fragile vocal delivery on the acoustic-leaning La femme accident.
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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 Crush sound next to the rest of Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's catalogue?

Romantic+4.0σ

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

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