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The Dissolving Room
Rock · 2001 · 12 tracks

The Dissolving Room

Shearwater

Sparse, unpolished indie folk recorded with a living-room intimacy. A quiet collection of skeletal arrangements and hushed, vulnerable vocals.

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It's like sitting in a quiet room with a guitar and a secret.

A quiet, dusty collection of folk songs that feels like a private conversation in an empty house.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks
01
Mulholland
3:27
02
Ella Is the First Rider
3:38
03
Grey Lining
3:24
04
Angelina
2:39
05
Sung into the Street
3:15
06
Little Locket
3:12
07
Military Clothes
2:17
08
The Left Side
2:59
09
Not Tonight
3:52
10
If You Stay Sober
2:49
11
Long Ride
1:32
12
This Confiscated House
2:57
Moments Worth Waiting For
The brittle, unvarnished acoustic strumming that opens Mulholland, setting a tone of stark intimacy.
The way the vocals on Little Locket feel like a secret whispered directly into the listener's ear.
The subtle, skeletal percussion on Military Clothes that provides a rhythmic pulse without breaking the fragile atmosphere.
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