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I Need My Girl
The National
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Once Upon a Poolside
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TrackSlow-burning vulnerability
Afraid of Nothing
Sharon Van Etten
Much like the looping guitars and steady pulse in I Need My Girl, this song uses muted piano chords and restrained drums to frame an aching, vulnerable vocal that stays subtle rather than exploding into noise.
TrackMelancholy chamber soul
Tiny Tears
Tindersticks
Stuart Staples shares Matt Berninger's deep, conversational vocal range, singing here over warm organ and slow, weeping strings that evoke a similar feeling of late-night domestic solitude.
TrackSoulful piano ache
The Greatest
Cat Power
Echoing the restrained piano and slow-building vulnerability of Afraid of Nothing, Chan Marshall pairs hesitant piano chords, brushed drums, and bittersweet strings with a hushed, smoky vocal.
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