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Penny Sparkle
Rock · 2010 · 10 tracks · 44m

Penny Sparkle

Blonde Redhead

A cold, electronic departure into minimalist dream pop. Breathless vocals drift over icy synthesizers and skeletal rhythms to create a haunting, wintery stillness.

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It's like a Fever Ray record but with the ghost of a 90s indie band trapped inside.

A serene yet unsettling stillness that feels like being lost in a beautiful, frozen landscape.

Penny Sparkle · vs · Blonde Redhead
Digital Clarity+2.6σ

The production is built around digital clarity than this artist usually allows.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 44m
01
Here Sometimes
4:43
02
Not Getting There
2:46
03
Will There Be Stars
4:27
04
My Plants Are Dead
4:18
05
Love or Prison
6:13
06
Oslo
3:54
07
Penny Sparkle
4:34
08
Everything Is Wrong
2:49
09
Black Guitar
5:20
10
Spain
4:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
the opening synth swell of Here Sometimes that feels like a slow-motion descent into cold water
the skeletal, clicking percussion on Not Getting There that provides a fragile anchor for the airy vocals
the way the bass pulse on Oslo mimics a heartbeat heard through a thick wall
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