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The Fierce and the Longing
Rock · 2008 · 11 tracks · 38m

The Fierce and the Longing

Audrey

Delicate Swedish post-rock defined by haunting four-part harmonies and prominent cello. Sparse, melancholic music for quiet winter afternoons and deep reflection.

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It sounds like four voices and a cello whispering secrets in a snowed-in cabin.

A profound, quiet stillness that feels like watching snow fall in a forest at dusk.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 38m
01
Big Ships
4:17
02
Carving and Searching
3:20
03
Horses Are Honest
4:30
04
The Sliver
3:51
05
Bleak
4:56
06
Rats
2:45
07
Black Hearts
4:10
08
Next Left
3:07
09
Northern Lights
3:08
10
Dalälven
1:27
11
Pocket Arms
2:58
Moments Worth Waiting For
The interlocking vocal layers on Big Ships that create a haunting, choir-like wall of sound over a skeletal drum beat
The deep, resonant cello melody on Dalälven that feels like a physical ache in the center of the chest
The way the percussion on Horses Are Honest mimics a slow, steady heartbeat beneath the soaring string arrangements
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