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The Color Spectrum

The Dear Hunter · 2011

145 min · 36 tracks · indie rock · progressive rock · punk

A vivid exploration of emotion, blending orchestral arrangements with indie rock sensibilities across a kaleidoscope of sonic colors.

Where this album fits

Career context
By the time 'The Color Spectrum' was released in 2011, The Dear Hunter had established itself with their previous albums and was transitioning from their conceptual roots. This album followed their acclaimed 'Act III: Life and Death', continuing the narrative journey while showcasing an expanded musical palette that included diverse genres and influences.
Stylistic neighbors
Splean· Descartes a Kant· Alanis Morissette

Tracklist

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

Disc 1

  • 1 Never Forgive, Never Forget (Black) 4:41
  • 2 Filth and Squalor (Black) 4:01
  • 3 Take More Than You Need (Black) 4:30
  • 4 This Body (Black) 4:47
  • 5 I Couldn’t Do It Alone (Red) 3:29
  • 6 A Curse of Cynicism (Red) 3:11
  • 7 Deny It All (Red) 3:35
  • 8 We’ve Got a Score to Settle (Red) 3:45
  • 9 Echo (Orange) 4:06
  • 10 Stuck on a Wire, out on a Fence (Orange) 4:06
  • 11 A Sea of Solid Earth (Orange) 4:41
  • 12 But There’s Wolves? (Orange) 4:06

Disc 2

  • 1 She’s Always Singing (Yellow) 2:45
  • 2 The Dead Don’t Starve (Yellow) 4:57
  • 3 A sua voz (Yellow) 3:20
  • 4 Misplaced Devotion (Yellow) 3:47
  • 5 Things That Hide Away (Green) 3:24
  • 6 The Canopy (Green) 3:53
  • 7 Crow and Cackle (Green) 5:42
  • 8 The Inheritance (Green) 3:25
  • 9 Tripping in Triplets (Blue) 3:52
  • 10 Trapdoor (Blue) 3:53
  • 11 What You Said (Blue) 5:04
  • 12 The Collapse of the Great Tide Cliff (Blue) 5:33

Disc 3

  • 1 What Time Taught Us (Indigo) 4:06
  • 2 Mandala (Indigo) 4:55
  • 3 Progress (Indigo) 3:35
  • 4 Therma (Indigo) 2:41
  • 5 Mr. Malum (Violet) 3:57
  • 6 Lillian (Violet) 4:07
  • 7 Too Late (Violet) 4:03
  • 8 Look Away (Violet) 3:41
  • 9 Home (White) 3:55
  • 10 Fall and Flee (White) 4:05
  • 11 No God (White) 3:49
  • 12 Lost but Not All Gone (White) 3:58

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