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Under Wraps
Rock · 1984 · 15 tracks

Under Wraps

Jethro Tull

A high-speed collision of Cold War spy fiction and 1980s digital technology. Sharp, sequenced, and relentlessly tense synth-rock with a frozen edge.

September 7, 1984 · Chrysalis

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A high-tension, paranoid energy wrapped in a cold, digital sheen.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Lap of Luxury
3:36
02
Under Wraps #1
4:03
03
European Legacy
3:23
04
Later, That Same Evening
3:53
05
Saboteur
3:33
06
Radio Free Moscow
3:42
07
Astronomy
3:38
08
Tundra
3:41
09
Nobody’s Car
4:08
10
Heat
5:38
11
Under Wraps #2
2:14
12
Paparazzi
3:48
13
Apogee
5:30
14
Automotive Engineering
4:06
15
General Crossing
4:02
Moments Worth Listening For
The frantic, machine-gun delivery of the flute lines on 'Lap of Luxury' mimicking the digital percussion.
The sudden shift to acoustic intimacy on 'Under Wraps #2' providing a brief, vulnerable breath of air.
The eerie, desolate synth pads opening 'Tundra' that perfectly evoke a frozen, empty landscape.
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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 Under Wraps sound next to the rest of Jethro Tull's catalogue?

Anxious+4.0σ

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

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