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What a Terrible Thing to Say
Rock · 2008 · 10 tracks · 42m

What a Terrible Thing to Say

A heavy, melodic post-hardcore record defined by the stark contrast of throat-shredding screams and polished, hook-filled choruses.

February 19, 2008 · Victory Records

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A high-energy surge of cathartic release and anxious, late-2000s emotional tension.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 42m
01
Cake Eater
3:49
02
Nothing but a Ghost
4:09
03
Pretty/Ugly
4:14
04
It’s Coming This Way
3:00
05
What a Terrible Thing to Say
5:10
06
Think of Your Favorite Place
3:48
07
A Place Called “Further”
3:52
08
Pretend You Never Happened
4:01
09
I Don’t Speak to Dead Men
4:55
10
Charlatan
5:17
Moments Worth Listening For
The abrupt transition in 'Cake Eater' where the driving rhythm section drops out to make room for a soaring, clean-vocal hook.
The relentless vocal trade-offs in 'What a Terrible Thing to Say' that build into a massive, dual-guitar breakdown.
The final minute of 'Charlatan' where the instrumentation collapses into a heavy, emotional crescendo of layered screams.

How does What a Terrible Thing to Say sound next to the rest of Four Letter Lie's catalogue?

Studio Polished+1.0σ

The production is pushed notably harder into studio polished than this artist usually allows.

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