Who We Touch
The Charlatans · 2010
111 min · 23 tracks · psychedelic rock
Ethereal melodies intertwine with introspective lyrics, creating a lush soundscape that reflects the band's psychedelic roots and emotional depth.
Top tracks — play these first
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Love Is Ending — This opening track sets the tone with its haunting melody and poignant lyrics about closure, establishing a reflective mood for the entire album.
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Smash the System — With its anthemic chorus and driving rhythm, this track embodies a rebellious spirit while exploring themes of disillusionment and societal critique.
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Your Pure Soul — This song highlights the album's emotional core, featuring rich instrumentation and heartfelt lyrics that convey vulnerability and longing.
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Trust in Desire — The intricate layers of sound combined with introspective lyrics create a captivating exploration of personal relationships and inner conflict.
Is this for you?
Good fit if you like
- long, immersive listening sessions
- introspective and reflective moods
- gradual builds and payoffs
- layered, dense sonic textures
Where this album fits
- Career context
- Released in 2010, Who We Touch is The Charlatans' tenth studio album and their first since the passing of keyboardist Rob Collins in 1996. This album marks a continuation of their evolution, showcasing a more mature sound while still retaining the band’s core psychedelic rock essence. It arrives after a period of relative commercial stability, following up their 2008 album You Cross My Path.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
Disc 1
- 1 Love Is Ending 3:48
- 2 My Foolish Pride 4:09
- 3 Your Pure Soul 5:39
- 4 Smash the System 3:34
- 5 Intimacy 5:12
- 6 Sincerity 6:28
- 7 Trust in Desire 5:09
- 8 When I Wonder 3:39
- 9 Oh! 5:56
- 10 You Can Swim / On the Threshold / I Sing the Body Eclectic 13:02
Disc 2
- 1 Love Is Ending (early version) 3:29
- 2 Intimacy (early version) 3:53
- 3 Smash the System (early version) 3:15
- 4 These Things (studio out-take) 3:10
- 5 Your Pure Soul (early version) 5:01
- 6 Sincerity (early instrumental version) 3:54
- 7 Trust in Desire (alternate take) 5:11
- 8 My Foolish Pride (early version) 4:10
- 9 Lips That Would Kiss (early version) 4:49
- 10 Who We Touch Don't Mind (studio out-take) 4:53
- 11 Don't Know Where or When (studio out-take) 5:13
- 12 Intimacy (alternate mix) 5:16
- 13 Throbbing Genesis (studio out-take) 2:31
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