Mal Blum - The Villain (2025) [Official Digital Download]
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 34:21 minutes | 400 MB
Rock | Studio Master, Official Digital Download
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/48 kHz | Front Cover | Time - 34:21 minutes | 400 MB
Rock | Studio Master, Official Digital Download
Choosing to title their first full-length album in five years The Villain is a bold statement — but that’s exactly what the singer-songwriter wanted it to be. Though Blum professes that they’ve never been a visual person, they have been assembling mood boards for this new era for a year: “There’s a lot of Gerard Way. There’s Marlon Brando and Paul Newman smoking cigarettes. There’s a lot of Troye Sivan for some reason,” they tell me. “A lot of brooding wet men.”
This may come as a surprise for those familiar with Blum’s previous work. For nearly two decades, they've been cutting their teeth on the DIY scene with smart, subdued folk songs. Over the past several years, though, they’ve been shifting toward a grungier, less acoustic sound, and “I’m So Bored,” the scathing breakup anthem that serves as the lead single off The Villain, is no exception. The song also marks a foray into pop, both in terms of sound and in terms of the accompanying visuals, which feature Blum as a tank top- and gold chain-wearing bad boy — and, for the first time, as a dancer.
TRACKLIST
1. Mal Blum - A Small Request
2. Mal Blum - Must Get Lonely
3. Mal Blum - I’m So Bored
4. Mal Blum - Killer
5. Mal Blum - Gabriel
6. Mal Blum - Truth Is Out There
7. Mal Blum - Cool Guy
8. Mal Blum - Gemini v. Cancer
9. Mal Blum - Too Soon
10. Mal Blum - The Villain
11. Mal Blum - Husbands and Other Strangers
foobar2000 1.6.2 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2025-07-10 23:26:46
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Analyzed: Mal Blum / The Villain
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.25 dB -9.47 dB 2:11 01-A Small Request
DR8 0.00 dB -9.99 dB 2:38 02-Must Get Lonely
DR7 -0.20 dB -10.15 dB 3:46 03-I’m So Bored
DR7 -0.24 dB -9.31 dB 2:44 04-Killer
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.81 dB 3:43 05-Gabriel
DR7 -0.22 dB -8.31 dB 2:18 06-Truth Is Out There
DR8 -0.09 dB -9.03 dB 2:07 07-Cool Guy
DR9 -0.27 dB -10.98 dB 2:25 08-Gemini v. Cancer
DR10 -0.30 dB -12.46 dB 3:55 09-Too Soon
DR8 -0.26 dB -10.90 dB 3:39 10-The Villain
DR12 -0.30 dB -15.57 dB 4:53 11-Husbands and Other Strangers
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1387 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2025-07-10 23:26:46
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Analyzed: Mal Blum / The Villain
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR7 -0.25 dB -9.47 dB 2:11 01-A Small Request
DR8 0.00 dB -9.99 dB 2:38 02-Must Get Lonely
DR7 -0.20 dB -10.15 dB 3:46 03-I’m So Bored
DR7 -0.24 dB -9.31 dB 2:44 04-Killer
DR11 -0.30 dB -13.81 dB 3:43 05-Gabriel
DR7 -0.22 dB -8.31 dB 2:18 06-Truth Is Out There
DR8 -0.09 dB -9.03 dB 2:07 07-Cool Guy
DR9 -0.27 dB -10.98 dB 2:25 08-Gemini v. Cancer
DR10 -0.30 dB -12.46 dB 3:55 09-Too Soon
DR8 -0.26 dB -10.90 dB 3:39 10-The Villain
DR12 -0.30 dB -15.57 dB 4:53 11-Husbands and Other Strangers
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Number of tracks: 11
Official DR value: DR8
Samplerate: 48000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 1387 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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