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Stockholm Syndrome is the fifth solo album by the American singer and songwriter Derek Webb of Caedmon’s Call fame, released on INO Records in September 2009. The album was recorded at Sumner Studio/Fort Sumner Studio in Nashville, Tennessee, at The Moore House in Houston and Pozo Hondo Studios in Round Top, Texas; with Derek Webb and Joshua Moore producing.
Derek Webb’s Stockholm Syndrome is designed to make waves and upset the complacent. While the ex-Caedmon’s Call member has long shown a maverick streak, this album is confrontational even by his standards. Webb challenges fellow Christians at every turn, avoiding feel-good spirituality in favor of scathing satire. Tracks like «The Spirit vs. the Kick Drum» and «What You Give Up to Get It» attack hypocrisy with razor-keen wit, while «Becoming a Slave» and «Jenna & Jimmy» grapple with moral compromise. «Freddie, Please» (a weird fusion of doo-wop and electronica) and «American Flag Umbrella» (set to a ghostly, piano-centered track) take some bold swipes at bigotry. Avoiding his usual folk-rock ambiance, Webb surrounds his vocals with eerie samples and throbbing cyborg beats as he preaches a set of mind-prodding sermons that refuse to observe polite standards. By any measure, Stockholm Syndrome stands as one of the most controversial – and compelling – Christian releases of the year.
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CD tracklist:
01. Opening Credits – 1:32
02. Black Eye – 2:54
03. Cobra Con – 2:58
04. Freddie, Please – 3:52
05. The Spirit Vs. The Kick Drum – 3:07
06. The State – 4:29
07. The Proverbial Gun – 3:42
08. Becoming A Slave – 5:21
09. I Love/Hate You – 5:01
10. Jena & Jimmy – 3:25
11. Heaven – 4:27
12. What You Give Up To Get It – 3:15
13. American Flag Umbrella – 4:34
Note: Also released as a 12-inch vinyl double LP.
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