The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion

by dredg

The Pariah, the Parrot, the Delusion cover art

Inspired heavily by Salman Rushdie's essay 'A Letter to the Six Billionth World Citizen', the Californian quartet's fourth album is a soaring, highly melodic conceptual piece. The band largely tempers their early progressive-metal origins, leaning heavily into shimmering guitars, piano melodies, and lush vocal harmonies to explore themes of religious agnosticism and scientific reasoning. It stands as their most accessible, pop-oriented art-rock achievement.

Genres

  • Art Rock

Tracklist

  1. Pariah
  2. Drunk Slide
  3. Ireland
  4. Stamp of Origin: Pessimistic
  5. Light Switch
  6. Gathering Pebbles
  7. Information
  8. Stamp of Origin: Ocean Meets Bay
  9. Saviour
  10. R U O K? - Radio Edit
  11. I Don't Know
  12. Mourning This Morning
  13. Stamp of Origin: Take a Look Around
  14. Long Days and Vague Clues
  15. Cartoon Showroom
  16. Quotes
  17. Down to the Cellar
  18. Stamp of Origin: Horizon