℗ 2019, 2020 Warner Records Inc.
| Released | October 25, 2019 |
| Duration | 35m 33s |
| Record Label | Warner Records |
| Genre | Alternative |
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1.1
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Maybe I'll Go Nowhere
Ethan Gruska |
4:03 | |||
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1.2
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Event Horizon
Ethan Gruska |
2:53 | |||
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1.3
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On the Outside
Ethan Gruska |
3:09 | |||
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1.4
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Enough for Now (feat. Phoebe Bridgers)
Ethan Gruska; Phoebe Bridgers |
3:16 | |||
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1.5
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Dialing Drunk
Ethan Gruska |
3:15 | |||
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1.6
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Crash Cart
Ethan Gruska |
2:44 | |||
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1.7
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Another Animal
Ethan Gruska |
2:50 | |||
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1.8
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Haiku4U (feat. Lianne La Havas)
Ethan Gruska; Lianne La Havas |
1:58 | |||
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1.9
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Attacker
Ethan Gruska |
2:14 | |||
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1.10
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Blood in Rain (feat. Moses Sumney)
Ethan Gruska; Moses Sumney |
2:47 | |||
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1.11
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Nervous System
Ethan Gruska |
2:44 | |||
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1.12
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Teenage Drug
Ethan Gruska |
3:40 |
Ethan Gruska first stepped into the spotlight in the rock duo The Belle Brigade alongside his drummer sister, Barbara, releasing two albums to much acclaim. Since then, he has grown as a composer and a producer on lauded records by Phoebe Bridgers and Bad Books. His solo work has been compared to the ultra-creative, left-field piano and guitar songs of Brian Wilson, Randy Newman, Van Dyke Parks, and Jon Brion. Now, with the uniquely poppy pastiche of beautiful songs, adventurous production, and revolving door of guest spots that is En Garde, Gruska is stepping into his own as a grand artist and orchestrator for our time.
“I was dealing with a lot of intense, emotional stuff while making this record, and I wanted my more aggressive and unruly sides to come out a bit more. The last record showed my vulnerability, but I wanted this record to be vulnerable in a different way. I’m not a tough person, I’m a softie—but on a deeper level this shows a little more humor and the side of me that’s sometimes fronting with hardness. It’s good to be multi-faceted and to not hide your intensity.”
- Ethan Gruska
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.30 -0.91 to -0.07 | -13.05 -17.51 to -10.62 | -11.28 -14.50 to -9.30 | 7 6 to 10 | |
| 1 | Maybe I'll Go Nowhere | -0.27 | -13.29 | -12.3 | 8 |
| 2 | Event Horizon | -0.19 | -12.29 | -11.0 | 6 |
| 3 | On the Outside | -0.91 | -11.67 | -9.6 | 6 |
| 4 | Enough for Now (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) | -0.12 | -11.80 | -10.0 | 6 |
| 5 | Dialing Drunk | -0.15 | -17.51 | -14.5 | 10 |
| 6 | Crash Cart | -0.10 | -10.62 | -9.3 | 6 |
| 7 | Another Animal | -0.43 | -13.41 | -11.5 | 7 |
| 8 | Haiku4U (feat. Lianne La Havas) | -0.25 | -13.63 | -11.7 | 8 |
| 9 | Attacker | -0.27 | -11.90 | -10.1 | 7 |
| 10 | Blood in Rain (feat. Moses Sumney) | -0.07 | -14.94 | -11.9 | 9 |
| 11 | Nervous System | -0.61 | -13.14 | -12.9 | 6 |
| 12 | Teenage Drug | -0.29 | -12.41 | -10.6 | 7 |