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The Golden Age
Pop · 2013 · 12 tracks · 48m

The Golden Age

A monolithic collision of tribal percussion and cinematic brass. Vulnerable vocals navigate massive, cathedral-sized soundscapes of gothic pop.

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It sounds like a cathedral being built in the middle of a battlefield.

A monumental sense of epic struggle balanced by a deeply personal, melancholic vulnerability.

The Golden Age · vs · Woodkid
Mythology+2.9σ

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

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 48m
01
Ghost Lights
3:41
01
The Golden Age
3:45
02
Shadows
2:06
03
The Great Escape
3:17
03
Stabat Mater
2:50
04
Boat Song
4:30
04
Conquest of Spaces
4:30
05
Falling
0:45
06
The Shore
4:15
06
Where I Live
4:26
07
Iron
3:24
08
The Other Side
3:42
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden, bone-shaking entrance of the war drums on 'Iron' that transforms the track into a march.
The delicate piano melody of 'Boat Song' providing a fragile counterpoint to the album's usual sonic weight.
The soaring, brass-led climax of 'The Golden Age' that feels like the closing credits of an epic film.
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