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“Absolution Calling” by Incubus
From the EP Trust Fall (side A) (2015)
“Absolution Calling” by Incubus appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations in 2015. It was first released in 2015 on the EP Trust Fall (side A). Its best result is #39 on the 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #70 alternative song of 2015.
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"Absolution Calling" led off Trust Fall (Side A), the EP Incubus released on Island in 2015, and it began life as a jam. Guitarist Mike Einziger has said the band improvised it while Brandon Boyd was overseas, working from a melody by bassist Ben Kenney that Boyd said reminded him of the Cure. Hearing the demo, Boyd found his way into a song about something he'd been through and couldn't put into words.
Boyd and Einziger produced it, David Sardy mixed it, and the writing credit is split five ways between Boyd, Einziger, Kenney, Chris Kilmore and José Pasillas. Rolling Stone heard spacey haze roughed up by knotted guitars and Boyd's raw voice. It premiered on the Kevin and Bean show, and the video throws the band into a dance battle with a rival gang that nods to "Beat It".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 39 | 89X Detroit, MI / Windsor, ON | 89X Top 89 Songs of 2015 | 89 |
| 2015 | 100 | CD101 Columbus, OH | CD101 Top 102.5 Songs of 2015 | 103 |
| 2015 | 55 | The Buzz Burlington, VT / Plattsburgh, NY / Montreal, QC | The Buzz Top 99 Songs of 2015 | 99 |
| 2015 | 53 | WBER Rochester, NY | WBER Listener Countdown 2015 | 125 |
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