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Is This Desire?
Rock · 1998 · 12 tracks

Is This Desire?

A murky, electronic-leaning departure into damp coastal soundscapes. Hushed vocals and distorted bass replace guitar riffs with a haunting, literary intimacy.

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It's like a collection of dark short stories set in a foggy harbor town with a trip-hop heartbeat.

A tense, submerged exploration of isolation and longing set against a backdrop of electronic shadows.

Is This Desire? · vs · PJ Harvey
Keys/Synth+2.6σ

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

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Angelene
3:34
02
The Sky Lit Up
1:53
03
The Wind
4:01
04
My Beautiful Leah
2:00
05
A Perfect Day Elise
3:06
06
Catherine
4:05
07
Electric Light
3:05
08
The Garden
4:13
09
Joy
3:40
10
The River
4:53
11
No Girl So Sweet
2:46
12
Is This Desire?
3:26
Moments Worth Waiting For
The unsettling, distorted bass pulse that drives 'My Beautiful Leah' into a claustrophobic fever dream.
The transition from the frantic energy of 'The Sky Lit Up' into the hushed, wind-swept electronics of 'The Wind'.
The skeletal piano melody of 'The River' that feels like it's being played in a vast, empty cathedral.
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