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The Curse of Love
Rock · 2014 · 12 tracks · 40m

The Curse of Love

The Coral

Twelve tracks of tape-hissed psych-folk recorded on an 8-track. A murky, maritime collection of lost songs that sound like a haunted 1967 demo tape.

October 20, 2014 · Skeleton Key Records

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A dusty, maritime gothic atmosphere that feels like a half-remembered dream from a 1960s coastal village.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 40m
01
The Curse of Love, Part 1
3:15
02
Wrapped in Blue
3:09
03
You Closed the Door
3:52
04
The Second Self
2:32
05
View From the Mirror
3:29
06
The Watcher in the Distance
4:50
07
Gently
3:11
08
Willow Song
3:22
09
The Golden Bough
3:29
10
The Game
3:10
11
Nine Times the Colour Red
2:52
12
The Curse of Love, Part 2
2:49
Moments Worth Listening For
The way the organ on Wrapped in Blue feels like it is being played in a flooded basement.
The transition into the hypnotic, circular acoustic picking of Willow Song.
The eerie, bookending symmetry of the two title tracks that frame the album like a ritual.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Curse of Love sound next to the rest of The Coral's catalogue?

Mythology+3.4σ

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

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