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Sweets From a Stranger
Pop · 1982 · 10 tracks · 46m

Sweets From a Stranger

Squeeze

Dense, synth-heavy new wave that trades pub-rock energy for sophisticated, anxious pop. A record of high-gloss production and deep lyrical unease.

May 1982 · A&M Records

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A sophisticated, high-gloss exploration of urban isolation and relationship fatigue.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 46m
01
Out of Touch
3:52
02
I Can’t Hold On
3:35
03
Point of View
4:14
04
Stranger Than the Stranger on the Shore
3:19
05
Onto the Dance Floor
3:39
08
I’ve Returned
2:36
09
Tongue Like a Knife
4:12
10
His House Her Home
3:25
11
The Very First Dance
3:18
12
The Elephant Ride
3:21
Moments Worth Listening For
The lush, cinematic string swell that elevates the melancholic narrative of The Elephant Ride.
The jittery, synth-driven tension of Onto the Dance Floor that captures social anxiety perfectly.
The way the octave vocals on Out of Touch create a sense of internal dialogue and displacement.
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How does Sweets From a Stranger sound next to the rest of Squeeze's catalogue?

Keys/Synth+1.3σ

The instrumentation foregrounds keys/synth notably more than the catalogue usually does.

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