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Music to Listen To...

Bring Me the Horizon · 2019

75 min · 8 tracks · pop rock · alternative metal · metalcore

An experimental soundscape blending ambient textures and melancholic themes, challenging conventional metal boundaries.

Why this album works

'Music to Listen To...' is notable for its experimental nature, diverging from the band's heavier roots into sound collage and ambient music, which received mixed critical attention. It reflects the band's willingness to take risks in an industry often resistant to genre-blending, earning them both praise for innovation and critique from traditional metal fans.
Best for
long immersive listening sessions gradual builds and payoffs atmospheric background focus
Context
Released on December 27, 2019, 'Music to Listen To...' marks a significant departure for Bring Me the Horizon, following their commercially successful album ' amo' from 2019. This album showcases their ongoing evolution as they explore more avant-garde and ambient influences, signaling a shift towards a more artistic and less structured approach to songwriting.
Stylistic neighbors
Of Mice & Men· Beartooth· Loathe
If this clicks, go next to
Amo — Continues the experimental sound with a blend of diverse styles and emotional depth.

Tracklist

New here? Start with "Steal Something.".

  • 1 Steal Something. Start here 10:11
  • 2 Candy Truck / You Expected: LAB Your Result: Green Standout 7:15
  • 3 A Devastating Liberation 4:40
  • 4 ¿ 5:13
  • 5 Underground Big {HEADFULOFHYENA} Standout 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 Standout 10:09
  • 8 ±ªþ³§ 7:18

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