Oh Wonder – Ultralife (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 44:09 minutes | 488 MB | Genre: Indie Pop
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This London duo’s self-titled debut made unlikely, but successful, bedfellows of soul-jazz sophistication and glitchy alt-pop. Here, they take the formula to new extremes, fusing earth-clearing wub-wub synths with cocktail-lounge piano on “Heavy”. Ultralife’s melodic sharpness, however, is its most striking quality. It will take only one listen for the love-struck title track to tattoo itself onto your brain, before the whack-a-mole rhythms and grinding synths of “High on Humans” are wrangled into a euphoric head-rush of a chorus.
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Oh Wonder – No One Else Can Wear Your Crown (Deluxe) (2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 48:24 minutes | 520 MB | Genre: Indie Pop
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No One Else Can Wear Your Crown is the third album from London-based duo Oh Wonder and follows 2017’s Ultralife. Written and recorded at their home studio, the album sees the duo continue with their mix of contemporary pop and electronica. The singles “Hallelujah” and “I Wish I Never Met You” are included. ~ Rich Wilson
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