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Dead Club City
Rock · 2023 · 11 tracks · 42m

Dead Club City

Nothing But Thieves

A concept-driven pivot into eighties-inspired synth-rock and neon-soaked funk. High-gloss production meets operatic vocals in a fictional dystopian city.

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It's like a dystopian disco where the singer has the voice of an angel and the guitars still kick.

A high-stakes, neon-lit blend of urban anxiety and dance-floor euphoria.

Dead Club City · vs · Nothing But Thieves
Keys/Synth+1.4σ

The instrumentation foregrounds keys/synth notably more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 42m
01
Welcome to the DCC
3:18
02
Overcome
3:34
03
Tomorrow Is Closed
3:58
04
Keeping You Around
3:35
05
City Haunts
3:11
06
Do You Love Me Yet?
5:26
07
Members Only
2:49
08
Green Eyes :: Siena
3:49
09
Foreign Language
3:54
10
Talking To Myself
4:16
11
Pop The Balloon
4:31
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden shift into a Prince-inspired funk strut on City Haunts
That soaring, glass-shattering high note that anchors the chorus of Welcome to the DCC
The heavy, distorted guitar breakdown that crashes into the synth-pop gloss of Pop The Balloon
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