
The Bucket List
Concept album featuring the holiday from hell as a metaphor for life in the 2020s.
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10 songs
5:27

No Plans Today
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Early-80s neo-prog drama: swirling analog synth pads, angular bass runs, tom-heavy drums and sharp, chorus-soaked guitars, Male vocals veer from whispered poetry to theatrical belts; odd-meter grooves (7/8, 5/4) pivot into big, soaring hooks, Middle section dives into spoken-word over pulsing drones and Mellotron choirs, then slams back into a triumphant, tragic refrain, experimental
4:47

Seven Wonders
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Early-80s neo-prog drama: swirling analog synth pads, angular bass runs, tom-heavy drums and sharp, chorus-soaked guitars, Male vocals veer from whispered poetry to theatrical belts; odd-meter grooves (7/8, 5/4) pivot into big, soaring hooks, Middle section dives into spoken-word over pulsing drones and Mellotron choirs, then slams back into a triumphant, tragic refrain, experimental
4:18

Two Steps Back
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Early-80s neo-prog drama: swirling analog synth pads, angular bass runs, tom-heavy drums and sharp, chorus-soaked guitars, Male vocals veer from whispered poetry to theatrical belts; odd-meter grooves (7/8, 5/4) pivot into big, soaring hooks, Middle section dives into spoken-word over pulsing drones and Mellotron choirs, then slams back into a triumphant, tragic refrain, experimental
3:40

Hold My Beer
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Early-80s neo-prog drama: swirling analog synth pads, angular bass runs, tom-heavy drums and sharp, chorus-soaked guitars, Male vocals veer from whispered poetry to theatrical belts; odd-meter grooves (7/8, 5/4) pivot into big, soaring hooks, Middle section dives into spoken-word over pulsing drones and Mellotron choirs, then slams back into a triumphant, tragic refrain, experimental
4:17

Doesn't Everyone Speak English?
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Early-80s neo-prog drama: swirling analog synth pads, angular bass runs, tom-heavy drums and sharp, chorus-soaked guitars, Male vocals veer from whispered poetry to theatrical belts; odd-meter grooves (7/8, 5/4) pivot into big, soaring hooks, Middle section dives into spoken-word over pulsing drones and Mellotron choirs, then slams back into a triumphant, tragic refrain, experimental
4:36

Early Closing Day
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Early-80s neo-prog drama: swirling analog synth pads, angular bass runs, tom-heavy drums and sharp, chorus-soaked guitars, Male vocals veer from whispered poetry to theatrical belts; odd-meter grooves (7/8, 5/4) pivot into big, soaring hooks, Middle section dives into spoken-word over pulsing drones and Mellotron choirs, then slams back into a triumphant, tragic refrain, experimental
3:51

Early-80s neo-prog drama: swirling analog synth pads, angular bass runs, tom-heavy drums and sharp, chorus-soaked guitars, Male vocals veer from whispered poetry to theatrical belts; odd-meter grooves (7/8, 5/4) pivot into big, soaring hooks, Middle section dives into spoken-word over pulsing drones and Mellotron choirs, then slams back into a triumphant, tragic refrain, experimental
4:22

Lost Dog
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Early-80s neo-prog drama: swirling analog synth pads, angular bass runs, tom-heavy drums and sharp, chorus-soaked guitars, Male vocals veer from whispered poetry to theatrical belts; odd-meter grooves (7/8, 5/4) pivot into big, soaring hooks, Middle section dives into spoken-word over pulsing drones and Mellotron choirs, then slams back into a triumphant, tragic refrain, experimental
4:18

Looks Like Rain
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Neo-prog electronic fusion with robotic pulse and syncopated machine grooves; verse rides clipped bass and sequenced keys, pre-chorus strips to ticking toms and filtered vocal fragments, chorus hits with stacked synth brass and fractured harmonies, Glitch resets, reverse swells, and station-announce textures, Metallic, wide, and polished, with close-mic lead and vocoder doubles, electronic
3:52

The Bucket List
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Experimental neo-prog with stop-start odd-meter pulse, shifting from spoken-word verse fragments to soaring sung refrains; verse rides dry toms and fractured guitar stabs, pre-chorus opens with suspended chords and rising cymbal swells, chorus lands on wide harmony stacks and a repeating chant, Vocal treatment flips between close-mic talk, doubled sung lines, and distant gang echoes, Ear candy: tape-stop cuts, reversed piano blooms, radar blips between phrases, Mix is wide, cinematic, and sharp-edged, experimental
