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Portuguese Blues

Starflyer 59

Four tracks of saturated, mid-tempo guitar gloom. A hazy bridge between the band's heavy shoegaze roots and their later, more polished suburban pop.

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It's like a dark, fuzzy blanket for when you're feeling a bit unlucky.

A heavy, tape-saturated gloom that feels like a lonely walk through a suburban neighborhood at 2 AM.

Portuguese Blues · vs · Starflyer 59
Brooding+1.5σ

Brooding saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks
01
Unlucky
2:16
03
Troubles
3:44
04
He'll Leave Me Alone
2:22
Moments Worth Waiting For
The heavy, molasses-thick guitar entry on Troubles that feels like sinking into a velvet couch.
The way the drums on Unlucky sound like they are being played in a room three doors down.
That specific moment in He'll Leave Me Alone where the reverb trails off into a hiss.
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