Album Of The Day: The Listening by The Listening

Album Art of The Listening's self-titled album - A photo of a golden-hued sheet of lined paper with what looks to be illustrations of flowers drawn on the bottom edges of the photo. In the middle, a bunch of white, fuzzy lines are piled on top of each other. Above that, in a flowing script font is printed the band's name.

Released 20 years ago today is one of my all-time favorite albums, the only full-length studio album by rock band The Listening. They brought a darker, more psychedelic rock style than I had really experienced before and I love it. These 9 songs span nearly 50 minutes, with the songs averaging about 5½ minutes long, making it quite a vibe. Lyrically, it talks of love and occasionally getting high, but maybe also finding God in those things. The guitars are splendid, and the bass, drums, keys and programming build such a great sound. It's beautiful to listen to all the way through and I highly recommend you give this album a listen. I really wish we got more music from this band, and I'm sad I never got to seem them play live!

Release Year: 2005
Listen on Apple Music
(Sadly, looks like it's not on Spotify currently.)

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