Visions of a Life

Rock · 2017 · 12 tracks · 46m

Visions of a Life

A high-contrast blend of shimmering shoegaze and visceral punk. Shifting from whispered synth-pop to eight-minute psych-rock epics with cinematic intensity.

It's like a shoegaze record that occasionally decides to punch you in the face.

A high-stakes emotional rollercoaster that balances fragile introspection with explosive, stadium-sized catharsis.

Visions of a Life · vs · Wolf Alice

Defiant+1.5σ

Defiant saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 12 Tracks · 46m

01

Heavenward

4:55

02

Yuk Foo

2:13

03

Beautifully Unconventional

2:13

04

Don’t Delete the Kisses

4:35

05

Planet Hunter

3:53

06

Sky Musings

2:58

07

Formidable Cool

3:33

08

Space & Time

2:27

09

Sadboy

4:12

10

St. Purple & Green

4:22

11

After the Zero Hour

3:24

12

Visions of a Life

7:57

Moments Worth Waiting For

the sudden shift from the spoken-word anxiety of Sky Musings into the heavy groove of Formidable Cool

the wall of shimmering shoegaze guitars that opens Heavenward like a religious experience

the final three minutes of the title track where it descends into a sludge-metal breakdown

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