Surprise

Rock · 1989 · 14 tracks

Surprise

Better Than Ezra

Murky, tape-saturated indie rock from 1989. A southern gothic precursor to their 90s fame, filled with literary nods and raw, jangling energy.

1989 · Swell Records (7)

A hazy, intellectual nostalgia wrapped in the warm hiss of late-80s analog tape.

Tracklist · 14 Tracks

01

Ezra Pound

4:50

02

CDU

4:26

03

Favorite Blanket

1:37

04

Tremble

2:59

05

Winter Coats

4:28

06

Hold Me Down

2:59

07

Phone Message 1

0:21

08

Rearranging the Bones

2:36

09

And We're Fine

4:22

10

Circle of Friends

3:27

11

Bag of Cobras

4:19

12

Burning the Maps

3:08

13

Devil Girl

4:48

14

Phone Message 2

1:05

Moments Worth Waiting For

The murky, hypnotic guitar swirl that opens Ezra Pound, setting a much darker tone than their later radio hits.

Where This Album Departs

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Autumn Walk+4.0σ

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