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
- If this clicks, go next to
- 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
Reference: Wikipedia · MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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