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The Hurting
Pop · 1983 · 5 tracks

The Hurting

Tears for Fears

A stark, psychologically heavy debut where clinical synth-pop meets primal scream therapy. Cold drum machines and warm basslines frame songs about childhood trauma.

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It's the ultimate 'sad boy' synth-pop record that actually has something profound to say about your childhood.

A clinical yet deeply felt exploration of internal pain and psychological isolation.

The Hurting · vs · Tears for Fears
Rainy Day+2.6σ

Rainy Day saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks
01
The Hurting
4:20
04
Ideas as Opiates
3:46
05
Memories Fade
5:08
06
Suffer the Children
3:54
09
The Prisoner
2:56
Moments Worth Waiting For
the haunting child vocal that closes out Suffer the Children
the sudden jagged guitar interruption in the middle of The Prisoner
the way the synth bass line in Memories Fade feels like it is dragging through water
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