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This Is Music
Rock · 1995 · 3 tracks

This Is Music

The Verve

A high-octane blast of psychedelic soul and urban grit. Ashcroft’s messianic delivery meets McCabe’s swirling, feedback-heavy guitar architecture.

January 5, 1995 · Hut Recordings

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This single represents the sound of a band shedding their shoegaze skin for something harder, more confrontational, and undeniably massive. It is a visceral collision of Northern English grit and cosmic aspiration, where the claustrophobia of the city meets the infinite space of a delay pedal. The title track is an anthem of self-assertion, delivered with a swagger that feels earned through late-night introspection and studio-bound volatility.

Tracklist · 3 Tracks
01
This Is Music
3:39
02
Let the Damage Begin
4:23
03
You and Me
3:55
Moments Worth Listening For
the initial explosion of feedback that sounds like a jet engine starting up in a small room
the way the bassline maintains a steady, menacing pulse while the guitars spiral into chaos
richard ashcroft's vocal transition from a low-register mumble to a full-throated messianic roar
the final minute where the song dissolves into a rhythmic, delay-heavy psychedelic wash
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