{"product_id":"narrow-head-moments-of-clarity-lp","title":"Narrow Head - Moments of Clarity [LP]","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTruly great pop songs do not require a cheery outlook in order to work, nor do they pander to expectations of syrupy sweet easy-listening. Rather, the best pop music is a matter of refinement and pure intention, of dialing groove to melody so that the two might puncture the malaise of everyday living in unison, revealing some brief, sober truth about our shared human condition. On their third LP, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoments of Clarity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Run for Cover), Narrow Head have achieved precisely this feat. Traversing the depths of massive, churning riffs, often distorted to the point of violence, bouncing, lock-grooved rhythms, and crystalline, gorgeously constructed hooks, the Houston-based outfit puts on a masterclass in the art of writing songs that match the pain, pleasure, and confusion of modern living. Each track is sentimental without being precious, heavy without unnecessary griminess, pop-forward without letting the listener off the hook easy: these songs ask for some form of hurt or desire to be paid back to them in return, some promise that the listener is putting equal skin put into the game.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoments of Clarity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e reflects this matured sense of purpose. Longtime Narrow Head fans will undoubtedly still recognize the band’s signature marriage of brutality and grace, and many of the core themes of desolation, loss, and self-medication that the band established on their prior records \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSatisfaction\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2016, re-issued by Run for Cover in 2021) and 12th House Rock (2020, Run for Cover) continue to haunt the edges of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoments of Clarity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. All the same, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMoment of Clarity\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e rises above the darkness with a sense of elegant repose, like a butterfly-winged figure-skater skimming the hardened rim of a freezing black lake. While not exactly optimistic in outlook, these songs simmer with a certain life affirming desire, a burning passion to transcend pure cynicism and self-destruction, if only for even a few seconds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Real\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMoments of Clarity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSunday\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTrepanation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreakup Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFine Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaroline\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe World\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGearhead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlesh ; Solitude\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Comedown\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft to Touch\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 810097912991\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Run For Cover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.10.23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vinyl\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vinyl Revival Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53234218860704,"sku":"810097912991","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0526\/5899\/5360\/files\/4161960-2921635.jpg?v=1770360851","url":"https:\/\/vinylrevivalrecordstore.com\/products\/narrow-head-moments-of-clarity-lp","provider":"Vinyl Revival Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}