Gospel for Beggars
An album themed around people with complicated relationships with the divine. Whether an doubting angel or a dying thief. Whether they seek comfort in a world gone mad or justify their own violence.
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12 songs
4:59
arabic, punk, rast maqamat, rast scale, 32/4 time signature, Muwashahat, harsh female vocals
3:12
punk, wood chimes, brooding, acoustic guitar, oboe, whispered female vocals, Locrian mode, key of D# minor
3:23
celtic punk, punk, irish bouzouki, irish wooden flute, celtic harp, Phrygian mode in the key of G minor
3:07
japense buddhist music, punk, bowl gong, singing bowl, shimasen, wood clappers, 8/16 time
4:11
punk, bollywood, funky bass line, indian bamboo flute, indian temple bell, two-headed drum, female vocals, sinister, accelerating pace, increasingly discordant, 5/4 time verses, 3/4 time chorus, key of A minor, modal interchange
5:08
folk, punk, slow and mournful, 6/8 time, key of d minor, female vocals, gospel choir
4:32
Filipino folk, kulintang, metal, punk, bamboo jaw jarp, bamboo xylophone, female vocals, slow and sinister, 4/8 time, Locrian mode, D minor
5:47
punk, arabic, oud, salamiyah, melancholic, aeolian mode, key of F minor, 7/4 time
2:59
arabic, bitter, ironic, gospel, choirs, ethereal, minor key, up tempo, 6/8 time, female vocals, discordant, folk punk, taqwacore
5:08
angelic, organ, oud, arabic, angelic choir, punk, angel punk, 9/8 time, F# minor key
4:21
Lithuanian folk, punk, plucked zither, panpipes, mixolydian mode, C major, 7/8 time signature
4:33
folk, punk, harsh vocals, 6/8 time, crescendo, down tempo, female vocals, dirge, funeral choir, church organ