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The Listening
Pop · 2009 · 12 tracks · 43m

The Listening

Lights

Crystalline synths and breathy vocals define this debut. A shimmering collection of bedroom-born electropop that feels like stargazing from a city rooftop.

September 22, 2009 · Sire

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A hopeful and shimmering digital daydream that feels both intimate and interstellar.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 43m
01
Saviour
3:29
03
River
3:03
04
The Listening
3:36
05
Ice
2:56
06
Pretend
3:23
07
The Last Thing on Your Mind
3:19
08
Second Go
3:16
09
February Air
3:49
10
Face Up
3:26
11
Lions!
3:18
12
Quiet
3:15
13
Pretend (reprise)
3:05
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the bass synth pulses like a heartbeat under the delicate chorus of Saviour
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does The Listening sound next to the rest of Lights's catalogue?

Dreamy+2.4σ

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

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