- rock
- 46 min
- 12 tracks
- Island Masters
Calenture is the fourth studio album by Australian rock group The Triffids, it was released in November 1987 and saw them explore themes of insanity, deception and rootlessness—the title refers to a fever suffered by sailors during long hot voyages.
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Grave, classical in form, spare and character-led.
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
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Tracks
- 1Bury Me Deep in Love4:06
- 2Kelly’s Blues4:35
- 3A Trick of the Light3:51
- 4Hometown Farewell Kiss4:35
- 5Unmade Love4:03
- 6Open for You3:08
- 7Holy Water3:18
- 8Blinder by the Hour4:25
- 9Vagabond Holes3:57
- 10Jerdacuttup Man4:45
- 11Calenture1:11
- 12Save What You Can4:32
12 tracks, 46 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Triffids
- Label
- Island Masters
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- GB
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