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Landing on Water
Rock · 1986 · 9 tracks

Landing on Water

Neil Young

A jagged, claustrophobic collision of Neil Young's cynical songwriting and aggressive 1980s digital production. Gated drums and synclavier stabs meet raw electric nerves.

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It's Neil Young trapped inside a 1986 drum machine and he's not happy about it.

A high-tension, digital fever dream fueled by 80s paranoia and cynical reflection.

Landing on Water · vs · Neil Young
Anxious+4.0σ

Anxious saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Weight of the World
3:43
02
Violent Side
4:23
03
Hippie Dream
4:14
04
Bad News Beat
3:17
05
Touch the Night
4:31
06
People on the Street
4:34
07
Hard Luck Stories
4:09
08
I Got a Problem
3:19
10
Drifter
5:04
Moments Worth Waiting For
The aggressive, gated-reverb drum crack that opens 'Weight of the World' like a gunshot.
The bitter lyrical dismissal of 60s idealism during the synth-stabs of 'Hippie Dream'.
The disorienting, layered vocal intensity during the chorus of 'Touch the Night'.
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