The instrumental half blends synthetic unease with exposed, spacious textures for the scorched landscape and the farm’s isolated routines. The vocal half turns toward intimacy, control, absence, and uncertain identity, echoing the strain between Junior and Henrietta without treating their story as a simple dystopian adventure.
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Mica Levi · Under the Skin
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House of Woodcock
Jonny Greenwood · Phantom Thread (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
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Love On a Real Train
Tangerine Dream · Platz der Republik, West-Berlin - August 1st 1987
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A.H.B.
S U R V I V E · RR7349
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An Intention
Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith · The Kid
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Helix
Kelly Moran · Ultraviolet
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Xerrox Monophaser 2
Alva Noto · Xerrox, Vol. 2
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Naive Response
Daniel Avery · Drone Logic
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Persona
Rival Consoles · Persona
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Ashes in the Snow
MONO · Holy Ground: NYC Live with the Wordless Music Orchestra
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Everything In Its Right Place
Radiohead · Kid A
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Teardrop
Massive Attack · Mezzanine
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Medicine
Daughter · The Wild Youth EP
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Last Words of a Shooting Star
Mitski · Bury Me At Makeout Creek
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Fourth of July
Sufjan Stevens · Carrie & Lowell
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Otherside
Perfume Genius · No Shape
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About Today
The National · Cherry Tree
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If I Had a Heart
Fever Ray · Fever Ray
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Die Young
Sylvan Esso · What Now
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