New These New Puritans - "Orion"

The video for the 7-minute "We Went War" was an arresting way to introduce These New Puritans' second album Hidden, a collection that includes an array of sounds, including the thud of "a melon with cream crackers attached struck by a hammer, used to simulate the sound of a human head being smashed." These also mentioned the record would include "six-foot Japanese taiko drums, a thirteen piece brass and woodwind ensemble, sub-heavy beats, prepared piano, a children's choir," etc. You get the kid...

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