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Lead Us Not Into Temptation
Soundtrack / Score · 2003 · 15 tracks

Lead Us Not Into Temptation

David Byrne

A murky, string-heavy score for a Scottish noir. Sparse acoustic arrangements and mournful cellos replace Byrne's usual high-energy polyrhythms.

September 15, 2003 · Electric Blue

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A heavy, waterlogged melancholy that feels both claustrophobic and deeply peaceful.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Body in a River
2:53
02
Mnemonic Discordance
2:43
03
Seaside Smokes
3:08
04
Canal Life
2:28
05
Locks & Barges
2:01
06
Haitian Fight Song
2:50
07
Sex on the Docks
4:26
08
Inexorable
2:20
09
Warm Sheets
3:02
10
Dirty Hair
4:49
11
Bastard
2:58
12
The Lodger
4:16
13
Ineluctable
4:20
14
Speechless
4:05
15
The Great Western Road
4:45
Moments Worth Listening For
The mournful cello theme in Body in a River that sets a heavy, waterlogged tone for the entire record.
The unexpected, chaotic brass energy during the cover of Mingus's Haitian Fight Song.
The way David Byrne's voice finally enters on The Great Western Road, sounding fragile and uncharacteristically grounded.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Lead Us Not Into Temptation sound next to the rest of David Byrne's catalogue?

Rainy Day+3.9σ

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

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