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Cover of What to Make of These Mortal Hands
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Album · Thrill Jockey · out 2026.10.23

What to Make of These Mortal Hands

Dis Fig

XLR rating

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Out of 10 · awaiting a listen by the desk

Press score

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Not collected yet · the reviews we read are linked below

Apple Music ↗Bandcamp ↗YouTube ↗

The player loads only when you press it · Spotify and Bandcamp open the artist’s page, not this record · Apple Music, YouTube open a search

Tracklist

  1. 01ArrivalSGR
  2. 02The AccountSGR
  3. 03PsalterySGR
  4. 04VoragoSGR
  5. 05Ginko’s WaySGR
  6. 06The Snake You BuiltSGR
  7. 07I’ll See You in the Burning SunSGR
  8. 08Mystic OneSGR
  9. 09The Stone AwakensSGR
  10. 10A Hundred HandsSGR
  11. 11Komorebi for EleSGR

11 tracks, 63 minutes · Titles and lengths from MusicBrainz ↗ (CC0), checked 2026.10.22 · tracks: Skip · Good · On repeat, by the desk, after listening

The desk’s take

Awaiting a listen.

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What the press said

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Stylesdeath industrialpost-industrial

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Release data: MusicBrainz ↗, matched from ListenBrainz new releases named in our headlines on 2026.10.22