Placebo (Pop) - Battle For the Sun [6/9] *

Artist:

Placebo (Pop)

Description:

Audio Mixer: Alan Moulder.
Placebo made a name for themselves playing tough alt-rock with a glammy, sexually provocative swagger. For the their first album since 2006`s MEDS, the group pulled from the many facets of their sound through the years and created what is perhaps the consummate Placebo release. Tracks alternate between smart, angsty guitar-driven rock ("Kitty Litter," the title track) and anthemic, hook-heavy Britpop ("Ashtray Heart," "Bright Lights"), with touches of dark electronica and lush synth textures thrown in. While the band continues to explore themes of hard living, there`s also considerable self-examination taking place here, with alternatives to the rock & roll lifestyle explicitly laid out on the table. BATTLE FOR THE SUN finds Placebo continuing to evolve as a band in more ways than one.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Kitty Litter
2. Ashtray Heart
3. Battle For the Sun
4. For What It`s Worth
5. Devil In the Details
6. Bright Lights
7. Speak In Tongues
8. Never-Ending Why, The
9. Julien
10. Happy You`re Gone
11. Breathe Underwater
12. Come Undone
13. Kings of Medicine
14. In a Funk
15. Wouldn`t It Be Good

Album Information

Release Date:

06/09/2009

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Alternative

Label:

Vagrant Records (USA)

Producer:

David Bottrill

Catalog Number:

VR539

Original Release Year:

2009

# of Discs:

1

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