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Music to Listen To...

Bring Me the Horizon · 2019

75 min · 8 tracks · pop rock

An experimental soundscape blending ambient textures, metal riffs, and avant-garde influences creates an immersive listening experience.

Top tracks — play these first

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    Underground Big {HEADFULOFHYENA} — Spanning over 24 minutes, this sprawling track exemplifies the band's experimental approach, intertwining chaotic instrumentation with haunting melodies that keep listeners engaged throughout.
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    Steal Something. Start here — Opening the album with a lengthy exploration of ambient and metal elements, this track sets the tone for the sonic journey that follows by merging introspective themes with heavy instrumentation.
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    Candy Truck / You Expected: LAB Your Result: Green — This track juxtaposes playful lyrics with intense musical shifts, showcasing the band's ability to blend humor with darker themes while embracing genre experimentation.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long immersive listening sessions
  • gradual builds and payoffs
  • atmospheric background focus
  • dynamic emotional journeys

Where this album fits

In the catalog
Experimental — Showcases a deliberate departure into ambient and avant-garde influences.
Themes
experimental soundscapes· chaotic instrumentation· introspective ambient exploration
Career context
Released at the tail end of 2019, Music to Listen To... marks Bring Me the Horizon's foray into more experimental territory following their commercially successful album amo. This project showcases the band’s willingness to evolve beyond their established genres and push creative boundaries, reflecting their growth as artists in a rapidly changing music landscape.
Stylistic neighbors
Architects· Parkway Drive· While She Sleeps

Tracklist

  • 1 Steal Something. Start here 10:11
  • 2 Candy Truck / You Expected: LAB Your Result: Green 7:15
  • 3 A Devastating Liberation 4:40
  • 4 ¿ 5:13
  • 5 Underground Big {HEADFULOFHYENA} 24:05
  • 6 “like seeing spiders running riot on your lover’s grave” 6:38
  • 7 Dead Dolphin Sounds ‘aid brain growth in unborn child’ Virtual Therapy / Nature Healing 2 Hours 10:09
  • 8 ±ªþ³§ 7:18

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