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Why Are We Not Perfect
Metal · 2008 · 5 tracks · 36m

Why Are We Not Perfect

Jesu

A heavy, melodic fog of sound. Crushing post-metal weight dissolves into serene shoegaze textures, stuttering breakbeats, and ghostly, distant vocals.

September 5, 2008 · Hydra Head Records

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A heavy, industrial-tinged serenity that feels like finding peace inside a storm.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 36m
01
Farewell
6:32
03
Why Are We Not Perfect
6:48
04
Farewell (alternative version)
6:45
05
Why Are We Not Perfect (alternative version)
6:50
06
Blind and Faithless (alternative version)
6:22
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition into the alternative version of Farewell where the guitars dissolve into a stuttering breakbeat and harmonium drone.
The way the title track's crushing low-end weight is balanced by a vocal melody that feels like it's floating just out of reach.
The rhythmic shift in Blind and Faithless where the industrial pulse meets a wall of shimmering, cathedral-like reverb.
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 Why Are We Not Perfect sound next to the rest of Jesu's catalogue?

Fog+1.3σ

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

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