Badlands

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  2011

  James

  Alex Zhang Hungtai creates a world where rockabilly, ambient music, noise, and film noir imagery coexist. Badlands sounds like old American mythology viewed through a damaged transmission. The songs are sparse but loaded with atmosphere. Tracks like "Sweet 17" and "Lord Knows Best" feel haunted without becoming nostalgic. One of the most distinctive debut albums of its era.