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If You've Never Been
Rock · 2001 · 10 tracks

If You've Never Been

Embrace

September 3, 2001 · Hut Recordings

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A fragile, piano-led introspection that finds beauty in the quiet aftermath of emotional exhaustion.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks
01
Over
7:03
02
I Hope You're Happy Now
3:41
03
Wonder
4:25
04
Many Will Learn
4:19
05
It's Gonna Take Time
4:39
06
Hey, What You Trying to Say
5:02
07
If You've Never Been in Love With Anything
4:48
08
Make It Last
4:43
09
Happiness Will Get You in the End
2:47
10
Satellites
6:29
Moments Worth Listening For
The seven-minute slow burn of 'Over' where the band trades their usual stadium roar for a patient, devastatingly quiet piano-led dissolution.
The arrival of the brass section on 'Many Will Learn' which adds a soulful, slightly mournful weight to the mid-tempo rhythm.
The way 'Satellites' closes the album with a hypnotic, nautical atmosphere, using imagery of sharks and blackwater to anchor its final emotional release.
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