Instant Holograms on Metal Film cover

Instant Holograms on Metal Film

Stereolab · 2025

62 min · 14 tracks · indie rock

A kaleidoscopic blend of experimental pop and avant-garde textures that challenge conventional song structures.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • long immersive listening sessions
  • layered dense sonic textures
  • gradual builds and payoffs

Where this album fits

Career context
In 2025, Stereolab released 'Instant Holograms on Metal Film' as their eighth studio album, following a seven-year hiatus since 'Chemical Chords' in 2018. This album marked a significant return to form for the band, showcasing their evolution in sound and renewed exploration of complex musical ideas amid a changing music landscape.
Stylistic neighbors
Tortoise· The High Llamas· Broadcast
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Chemical Chords — Continues the experimental pop vibe with rich textures and innovative structures.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Mystical Plosives 0:55
  • 2 Aerial Troubles 3:20
  • 3 Melodie Is a Wound 7:37
  • 4 Immortal Hands 6:25
  • 5 Vermona F Transistor 4:37
  • 6 Le Coeur et la force 4:21
  • 7 Electrified Teenybop! 4:16
  • 8 Transmuted Matter 4:16
  • 9 Esemplastic Creeping Eruption 6:04
  • 10 If You Remember I Forgot How to Dream, Pt. 1 3:41
  • 11 Flashes From Everywhere 5:35
  • 12 Colour Television 5:33
  • 13 If You Remember I Forgot How to Dream, Pt. 2 3:00
  • 14 Aerial Troubles (instrumental) 3:06

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