Return to Central

Pop · 2001 · 11 tracks

Return to Central

A dramatic pivot from bratty punk-pop to sophisticated, melancholic synth-pop. Shimmering electronics and nocturnal textures for a digital coming-of-age.

It's like the band finally grew up and traded their comic books for synthesizers and a long walk in the rain.

A sophisticated and lonely nocturnal journey through digital landscapes.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks

01

What You're Afraid Of

7:12

02

Silver Spoon

4:17

03

Black Pepper

0:55

04

The End Starts Today

5:07

05

Protection

4:37

06

Two Million

6:36

07

Chicago

5:56

08

Metal Box

0:58

09

We're Complicated

5:12

10

Robotic

4:28

11

A Portrait From Space

4:33

Moments Worth Waiting For

The expansive seven-minute opening of What You're Afraid Of which signals the band's shift into widescreen electronic textures.

The driving, bittersweet synth hook of The End Starts Today that balances pop sensibility with a new emotional weight.

The shimmering, almost ambient fade-out of A Portrait From Space that leaves a lingering sense of cosmic isolation.

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