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Rock · 2023 · 4 tracks · 12m

the rest

boygenius

Twelve minutes of hushed, cosmic folk. A quiet companion piece to their debut, trading stadium-ready anthems for stargazing existentialism and skeletal arrangements.

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It's like the quiet, existential talk you have with your best friends at 3 AM when the world feels too big.

A quiet, cosmic existentialism that feels both lonely and deeply communal.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks · 12m
01
Black Hole
2:21
02
Afraid of Heights
2:41
03
Voyager
2:48
04
Powers
4:15
Moments Worth Waiting For
The sudden transition from the sparse piano of Black Hole into the crashing, distorted drum fill and synth wash.
The way the three voices lock into a haunting, hushed unison during the final verse of Voyager.
The mournful, distant trumpet that emerges like a ghost in the closing minutes of Powers.
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