Loyalty to Loyalty

Rock · 2008 · 13 tracks · 46m

Loyalty to Loyalty

Jagged piano lines and strained, soulful vocals define this noir-inflected indie rock record. A restless, urban collection of stories told through grit and melody.

It's like a collection of noir short stories told through a beat-up upright piano and a lot of soul.

A restless, intellectual anxiety balanced by soulful grit and percussive urgency.

Loyalty to Loyalty · vs · Cold War Kids

Social Commentary+1.9σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 13 Tracks · 46m

01

Against Privacy

3:45

02

Mexican Dogs

3:36

03

Every Valley Is Not a Lake

3:38

04

Something Is Not Right With Me

2:22

05

Welcome to the Occupation

3:21

06

Golden Gate Jumpers

3:12

07

Avalanche in B

3:46

08

I've Seen Enough

2:58

09

Every Man I Fall For

4:08

10

Dreams Old Men Dream

4:16

11

On the Night My Love Broke Through

4:36

12

Relief

3:02

13

Cryptomnesia

4:01

Moments Worth Waiting For

The frantic, hand-clapping energy and jagged guitar stabs that drive the hook of Something Is Not Right With Me.

The haunting, sparse piano chords that anchor the tragic narrative of Golden Gate Jumpers.

The way the bassline locks into a heavy, bluesy groove during the climax of Mexican Dogs.

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