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Freaks: Ten Stories About Power, Claustrophobia, Suffocation and Holding Hands
Rock · 1987 · 10 tracks

Freaks: Ten Stories About Power, Claustrophobia, Suffocation and Holding Hands

Murky, organ-drenched tales of Sheffield isolation. A claustrophobic precursor to fame, swapping disco glitz for gothic post-punk shadows.

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It's Pulp's secret goth phase, full of creepy organs and stories about people you're glad you don't know.

A deeply uneasy, theatrical exploration of social anxiety and domestic dread.

Freaks: Ten Stories About Power, Claustrophobia, Suffocation and Holding Hands · vs · Pulp
Organ+4.0σ

The instrumentation foregrounds organ far more than the catalogue usually does.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Fairground
5:07
02
I Want You
4:42
03
Being Followed Home
6:03
04
Master of the Universe
3:22
05
Life Must Be So Wonderful
3:59
06
There’s No Emotion
4:28
07
Anorexic Beauty
2:59
08
The Never‐Ending Story
3:01
09
Don’t You Know
4:09
10
They Suffocate at Night
6:17
Moments Worth Waiting For
The unsettling, carnival-esque organ swirl that opens Fairground, setting a tone of decayed whimsy.
The sudden, jagged guitar intrusion during the bridge of Master of the Universe.
Cocker's transition from a low, menacing whisper to a desperate plea in the final minutes of They Suffocate at Night.
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