Sunset & Void is the fifth studio album by the garage punk

Garage punk

Garage punk is a fusion of garage rock and punk rock. It is fast-paced lo-fi music characterized by a dirty, choppy guitar sound—usually played by bands who are on independent record labels or who are unsigned...

 band The Flaming Stars

The Flaming Stars

The Flaming Stars are an English underground garage punk band. The Flaming Stars can be compared to artists such as the Tindersticks and The Bad Seeds.-History:...

. This album is known for its noir

Neofolk

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- like, brooding feel. The album is pushed further by the smooth piano

Piano

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 playing by The Flaming Stars' lead singer, Max Décharné

Max Décharné

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. Furthermore, the band extensively uses several musical instruments including, but not limited to, maracas

Maracás

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, organ

Organ (music)

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, harpsichord

Harpsichord

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, marimba

Marimba

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, and even their own hands (clapping). The first track on the album, "A Little Bit Like You" was released as a single.

Track listing

1. "A Little Bit Like You - 2:53
2. "Cash 22 - 3:45
3. "Baby Steps - 3:43
4. "Mansion House Blues - 3:01
5. "Sands, Flamingo, Desert Inn - 3:13
6. "Midnight Train - 2:30
7. "Sunset & Void - 4:45
8. "House of the Setting Sun - 3:38
9. "Killjoy - 3:34
10. "Mexican Roulette - 2:56
11. "The Waiting Game - 3:21
12. "Five for the Road - 3:00
13. "Killer in the Rain - 3:15
14. "The Long Walk Home - 3:04
15. "Night Must Fall - 4:07