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Why Not Just Be Solo
Rock · 2012 · 11 tracks · 42m

Why Not Just Be Solo

Brittle guitars and skeletal drum machines provide a sanctuary for the alienated. A definitive document of modern coldwave recorded with icy, minimal precision.

October 31, 2012 · Fabrika Records

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A deliberate, rhythmic embrace of isolation that feels both cold and strangely protective.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 42m
01
Saddest Smile
3:44
02
A Very Good Life
3:57
03
Albatross
3:56
04
I'm a Reject
3:06
05
Cadaverously Quaint
3:43
06
Bring Your Own Wine
4:51
07
Northern Lights
3:29
08
No One Holds Hands
3:15
09
Why Not Just Be Normal
2:36
10
Somehow We'll Get Through This
3:55
11
Avalanche
5:39
Moments Worth Listening For
The hypnotic repetition of the bassline in Saddest Smile that feels like a physical weight.
The stark, vulnerable vocal interplay on Albatross that captures a specific kind of shared isolation.
The sudden, sharp guitar stabs in I'm a Reject that pierce through the otherwise flat sonic landscape.

How does Why Not Just Be Solo sound next to the rest of Lebanon Hanover's catalogue?

Lonely+1.2σ

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

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