Strange Pleasures

Pop · 2013 · 12 tracks · 44m

Strange Pleasures

A masterfully polished blend of motorik rhythms and shimmering synth-pop. This is the definitive soundtrack for midnight drives and neon-lit nostalgia.

It's the ultimate soundtrack for driving through a city at 2 AM when you're feeling just the right amount of lonely.

A sleek, cinematic melancholy that feels both deeply intimate and vast as a desert highway.

Strange Pleasures · vs · Still Corners

Urban Night+1.8σ

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

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 44m

01

The Trip

6:14

02

Beginning to Blue

3:10

03

I Can’t Sleep

3:30

04

All I Know

3:26

05

Fireflies

3:16

06

Berlin Lovers

2:35

07

Future Age

3:04

08

Going Back to Strange

2:30

09

Beatcity

4:06

10

Midnight Drive

4:25

11

We Killed the Moonlight

3:19

12

Strange Pleasures

5:13

Moments Worth Waiting For

The hypnotic six-minute sprawl of The Trip where the motorik rhythm perfectly mimics the physical sensation of moving at high speed.

The sudden shift into high-gloss synth-pop on Berlin Lovers with its sharp, driving percussion and crystalline melodies.

The way the title track Strange Pleasures dissolves into a hazy, ambient wash of guitars and synths to close the record.

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