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The Icebreaker EP
Rock · 1997 · 4 tracks

The Icebreaker EP

A frigid four-track document of midwestern indie rock. Jagged guitars and raw vocals capture the tension of a long winter and a fracturing ego.

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It sounds like a nervous breakdown happening in a frozen garage.

A sharp, shivering sense of emotional paralysis set against a backdrop of midwestern winter.

The Icebreaker EP · vs · Cursive
Winter+4.0σ

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

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Polar (intro)
1:21
02
Icebreakers
4:45
03
Pivotal
3:01
04
Polar
2:49
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden transition from the ambient chill of the intro into the jagged, interlocking guitar riffs of Icebreakers.
The desperate, cracking vocal delivery during the 'I'm so fucking blind' refrain in track 2.
The way the rhythm section stutters and resets during the bridge of Pivotal, mimicking a physical limp.
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