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Smell Smoke
Rock · 2017 · 10 tracks · 35m

Smell Smoke

Twitchy surf-rock riffs meet heavy themes of grief and mortality. A record that balances frantic, danceable energy with a raw, hollowed-out emotional core.

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It’s like surf rock for people who have too much coffee and too many existential crises.

A frantic, jittery energy that masks a profound and hollowed-out sense of grief.

Smell Smoke · vs · Vundabar
Grief+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into grief than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 35m
01
Acetone
2:31
02
Harvest
4:08
03
Tar Tongue
6:19
04
Tonight I’m Wearing Silk
2:58
05
No People to Person
2:17
06
Big Funny
3:01
07
Diver
4:00
08
$$$
6:02
09
Hold a Light
1:21
10
A Man Loses a Hat
3:14
Moments Worth Waiting For
The explosive transition from the skeletal intro of Acetone into its frantic, surf-inflected main riff.
The six-minute slow burn of Tar Tongue where the band trades their usual twitchiness for a heavy, atmospheric crawl.
The sharp, rhythmic interplay between the dry bassline and the snapping snare on No People to Person.
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