Friction, Baby

Rock · 1996 · 13 tracks

Friction, Baby

Better Than Ezra

Driving alternative rock with a Southern soul. Polished 90s guitar hooks meet bittersweet storytelling about street kings and restless hearts.

It's the ultimate 90s road trip album that actually has something to say about the people you pass on the way.

A restless blend of 90s optimism and Southern-tinged melancholy.

Friction, Baby · vs · Better Than Ezra

Storytelling+2.2σ

The writing leans far further into storytelling than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks

01

King of New Orleans

4:08

02

Rewind

3:07

03

Long Lost

3:41

04

Normal Town

3:40

05

Scared, Are You?

4:06

06

Return of the Post Moderns

2:55

07

Hung the Moon

3:47

08

Desperately Wanting

4:37

09

Still Life With Cooley

3:59

10

WWOZ

4:21

11

Happy Endings

2:43

12

Speeding Up to Slow Down

4:09

13

At Ch Degaulle, etc.

2:21

Moments Worth Waiting For

The explosive, anthemic chorus of King of New Orleans that feels like a sudden burst of humidity.

The bridge of Desperately Wanting where the guitars swell into a wall of melodic yearning.

The eerie, skeletal guitar line that opens Scared, Are You? before the full band kicks in.

The way the tempo shifts in Speeding Up to Slow Down, mirroring the lyrical tension of modern life.

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