Clash the Truth
Beach Fossils · 2013
54 min · 21 tracks · indie rock
A swirling blend of lo-fi textures and melodic hooks that captures the essence of modern indie rock.
Top tracks — play these first
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Clash the Truth — The title track encapsulates the album's themes of disconnection and introspection with its dreamy instrumentation and poignant lyrics.
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Sleep Apnea — This track stands out with its catchy melody and relatable exploration of anxiety, serving as a microcosm of the album's broader emotional landscape.
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Modern Holiday — At just over a minute long, this brief interlude captures a sense of fleeting joy and serves as a refreshing contrast to the surrounding tracks.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
The album showcases solid songwriting with engaging melodies but lacks a strong cohesive flow across its length.
What we noticed
- The first half of the album features a consistent mid-tempo pace, while the second half introduces more varied tempos and dynamics.
- Several tracks utilize layered guitar textures that create a swirling soundscape, particularly evident in 'Sleep Apnea' and 'In Vertigo'.
- The album includes moments of vocal harmonization that enhance the melodic hooks, especially in 'Brighter' and 'Modern Holiday'.
- Composition 25% of the score
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6/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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6/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Clash the Truth 2:03
- 2 Generational Synthetic 2:45
- 3 Sleep Apnea 2:26
- 4 Careless 3:03
- 5 Modern Holiday 1:21
- 6 Taking Off 3:09
- 7 Shallow 3:17
- 8 Burn You Down 2:57
- 9 Birthday 2:52
- 10 In Vertigo 3:20
- 11 Brighter 0:33
- 12 Caustic Cross 2:41
- 13 Ascension 1:30
- 14 Crashed Out 3:24
- 15 Clash the Truth (demo) 2:11
- 16 Generational Synthetic (demo) 2:47
- 17 Sleep Apnea (demo) 2:21
- 18 Burn You Down (demo) 3:06
- 19 Birthday (demo) 3:08
- 20 Caustic Cross (demo) 2:36
- 21 Vertigo (demo) 2:31
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