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Heartwork
Rock · 2020 · 16 tracks · 46m

Heartwork

A high-gloss explosion of post-hardcore energy and literary ambition. Melodic, theatrical, and heavy, it captures a veteran band rediscovering their sharpest edge.

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It's like your favorite 2004 emo band went to grad school and bought better synths.

A high-octane blend of intellectual curiosity and visceral, heart-on-sleeve emotional release.

Heartwork · vs · The Used
Harmonies+2.2σ

The vocals lean far further into harmonies than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 46m
01
Paradise Lost (a poem by John Milton)
2:47
02
Blow Me
3:20
03
BIG, WANNA BE
3:30
04
Bloody Nose
3:04
05
Wow, I Hate This Song
2:56
06
My Cocoon
1:00
07
Cathedral Bell
3:05
08
1984 (infinite jest)
2:44
09
Gravity’s Rainbow
4:14
10
Clean Cut Heals
2:51
11
Heartwork
1:22
12
The Lighthouse
2:51
13
Obvious Blasé
2:52
14
The Lottery
2:44
15
Darkness Bleeds, FOTF
4:01
16
To Feel Something
2:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the spoken intro of Paradise Lost into the jagged guitar riff
The minimalist, eerie ticking clock percussion that drives the tension in Cathedral Bell
The chaotic guest vocal trade-off during the bridge of The Lottery that recalls early 2000s aggression
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