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Take to the Skies

Enter Shikari · 2007

52 min · 17 tracks · post-hardcore · electronicore

A frenetic blend of electronic beats and post-hardcore energy, bursting with urgency and social commentary.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • short, punchy listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • gradual builds and payoffs
  • intense motivational moments

Where this album fits

Themes
UK class struggle· digital age anxiety
Career context
Released on March 19, 2007, 'Take to the Skies' is Enter Shikari's debut album, following their early EPs. At this point, the band was establishing themselves within the UK music scene, blending various genres to carve out a unique sound that would define their career trajectory.
Stylistic neighbors
Architects· While She Sleeps· Underoath
Sounds like this from elsewhere
The Fat of the Land by The Prodigy — Shares an energetic fusion of electronic beats and punk attitude, resonating with urgency and social critique.
Define the Great Line by Underoath — Combines post-hardcore intensity with electronic elements, exploring themes of struggle and existential anxiety.

Tracklist

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

  • 1 Stand Your Ground; This Is Ancient Land 1:07
  • 2 Enter Shikari 2:52
  • 3 Mothership 4:29
  • 4 Anything Can Happen in the Next Half Hour… 4:31
  • 5 (Interlude) 1 1:00
  • 6 Labyrinth 3:51
  • 7 No Sssweat 3:15
  • 8 Today Won’t Go Down in History 3:34
  • 9 (Interlude) 2 1:27
  • 10 Return to Energiser 4:34
  • 11 (Interlude) 3 0:18
  • 12 Sorry, You’re Not a Winner 3:51
  • 13 (Interlude) 4 0:35
  • 14 Jonny Sniper 4:01
  • 15 Adieu 5:40
  • 16 OK, Time for Plan B 4:54
  • 17 Closing 2:44

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