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An indie/alternative rock back originated in Sydney, Australia, and composed of David Le'aupepe, Max Dunn, Jung Kim, Donnie Borzestowski, and Tom Hobden.

Singles

  • "Strange Diseases" (2016)
  • "The Angel of 8th Ave" (2018)

Studio Albums

  • The Positions (2015)
  • Let Me Be Clear (2016; extended play)
  • Go Farther in Lightness (2017)
  • total serene (2021; extended play)
  • Angel in Realtime (2021)
  • Immolation Tape (2022; extended play)

Tropes:

  • BSoD Song: In "Achilles, Come Down", the title character is severely grieving his lover Patroclus' death. He's despairing so much over having lost the love of his life, that he's been Driven to Suicide. Interestingly, the lyrics are from the singer's perspective, trying to talk him down.
  • Concept Album: Go Farther in Lightness is about overcoming heavy personal struggles by finding hope and love within oneself and one's loved ones. Another theme common in some of the songs is that they are lyricized as conversations between the singer, Le'aupepe, and whoever is the subject of the song.
  • Wring Every Last Drop out of Him: "Achilles Come Down" is about Achilles on the brink of suicide, with his self-hating conscience and the singer respectively inciting him to jump off the roof and trying to dissuade him of the idea. All seven minutes of song are spent this way. On top of that, Achilles has given up life due to his lover Patroclus' death, which would make it a double case of this trope.

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