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| A Maze and Amazement | ||||
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| Studio album by The Enright House | ||||
| Released | May 2007 | |||
| Genre | Post-rock | |||
| Length | 54:25 | |||
| Language | English, German | |||
| Label | A Low Hum | |||
| Producer | Mark V. Roberts | |||
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A Maze and Amazement is the debut album by New Zealand post-rock band The Enright House, released in May 2007, on A Low Hum Records.
All tracks are written by Mark V. Roberts.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Scattering the Sun Like Gunshot" | 7:08 |
| 2. | "Darkwave Equals MC Squared" | 2:51 |
| 3. | "Up" | 2:53 |
| 4. | "A Maze and Amazement" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Solitare" | 6:26 |
| 6. | "Remember the Stillness" | 7:23 |
| 7. | "A Car Facing Mountains" | 4:27 |
| 8. | "Do Re Mi" | 4:17 |
| 9. | "On the Banks of the Rhein" | 4:24 |
| 10. | "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang" | 4:14 |
| 11. | "Rain" | 3:09 |
| 12. | "We Might as Well Have Stayed Young" | 3:43 |
New Zealand music site UnderTheRadar rated the album four hearts out of five, describing it as a mostly instrumental album and praising its "lush flowing arrangements scattered with intensity but also relaxed structure." [1]
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