Exploding Views

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Exploding Views
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Studio album by
Released3 March 2014 (2014-03-03)
Genre Indie rock, experimental pop [1]
Length48:15
Label fromSCRATCHrecords
Producer Sam Wisternoff
SJ Esau chronology
Small Vessel
(2008)
Exploding Views
(2014)

Exploding Views is the fifth album from British indie rock musician SJ Esau. It was released on fromSCRATCHrecords in March 2014 on Vinyl, CD and Digital format. The album features a collaboration with Doseone [2] of the Anticon label which released two of SJ Esau's previous albums. A DVD release of the album containing videos for each track has been announced for late 2014. [3]

Track listing

  1. Soul II Skull - 3:06
  2. Stubborn Step - 4:10
  3. Forceps - 3:32
  4. Who Isn't? - 5:03
  5. Why Angry? - 4:54
  6. The Pull (feat. Doseone & Charlotte Nicholls) - 4:51
  7. Make Space - 4:22
  8. Perspective Parade - 2:42
  9. Remotely - 6:18
  10. What Is It Now? - 3:24
  11. No Journey - 5:57

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References

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