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Mr. Serious
Rock · 2004 · 12 tracks

Mr. Serious

Mark Mallman

Aggressive piano-led rock that trades indie restraint for arena-sized theatricality. Gritty, existential, and relentlessly melodic midwestern art-pop.

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It's like Ben Folds if he grew up on a diet of Ziggy Stardust and cheap whiskey.

A high-octane collision of existential anxiety and triumphant, piano-pounding bravado.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
I Just Want to Play Piano
4:12
02
Hardcore Romantics
3:45
03
True Love
3:24
04
Simply in the Distance
4:04
05
Still Wasted
3:41
06
Executioner
3:18
07
Midnight Man
3:56
08
Hard Night
3:40
09
Proof Is What You Get
3:54
10
Anesthesia
3:17
11
Heart Is a Loaded Weapon
3:53
12
I Work Here, I Grew Up Here
4:10
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive piano glissando that kicks off the opening track, signaling a total rejection of subtle singer-songwriter tropes.
The desperate, soaring vocal delivery on 'Heart Is a Loaded Weapon' where the arrangement swells into a wall of sound.
The rhythmic tension in 'Hardcore Romantics' where the piano keys are struck with enough force to sound like a snare drum.
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