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Rock · 1978 · 9 tracks

Real Life

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Jagged guitars meet icy, cinematic synthesizers. A literate, high-tension debut that traded punk's simplicity for existential complexity and art-rock ambition.

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The smartest guy in the punk room decides to hire a keyboardist and invent the future.

An intellectual, high-tension blend of urban paranoia and cold, calculated defiance.

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High Energy+1.0σ

It runs notably hotter than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Definitive Gaze
4:25
02
My Tulpa
4:47
03
Shot by Both Sides
4:01
04
Recoil
2:50
05
Burst
5:00
06
Motorcade
5:41
07
The Great Beautician in the Sky
4:56
08
The Light Pours Out of Me
4:36
09
Parade
5:08
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive, descending guitar riff of Shot by Both Sides that redefined the transition from punk to post-punk.
The way the synthesizers on Definitive Gaze create a wide, cinematic space before the rhythm section cuts through.
The relentless, circular bassline of The Light Pours Out of Me that feels both hypnotic and physically draining.
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