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The Riddle
Pop · 1984 · 9 tracks

The Riddle

Nik Kershaw

Crystalline 1984 synth-pop layered with cryptic lyrics and harmonic sophistication. A bright, digital surface hiding a restless, jazz-inflected heart.

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It's like a Rubik's Cube made of neon lights and catchy synth hooks.

A bright, digital exterior masking a thoughtful and slightly paranoid interior world.

The Riddle · vs · Nik Kershaw
Surreal Abstract+2.7σ

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

Tracklist · 9 Tracks
01
Don Quixote
4:57
02
Know How
4:49
03
You Might
3:13
04
Wild Horses
3:58
05
Easy
4:12
07
City of Angels
3:56
08
Roses
3:56
09
Wide Boy
3:25
10
Save the Whale
5:57
Moments Worth Waiting For
The title track's circular synth motif that feels like a riddle being whispered in a hall of mirrors.
The sudden, aggressive guitar stabs in Wide Boy that cut through the polished digital sheen.
The atmospheric, slow-burn opening of Save the Whale that shifts the album into a somber, environmental epic.
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