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Tension is the engine that powers @michaelclifford’s solo debut album, #SIDEQUEST.

From ‘kill me always’ to ‘eclipse,’ Clifford deliberately plays with the build up, withholding a sense of resolution in particular songs to leave the listener longing for more. “I want it to feel like it’s this thing that you’re clawing at and you’re like, ‘I didn’t get it. I wanna listen to it again.’ I really liked that.”

On kill me always, he makes the intentional choice of excluding drums - a simple move that creates a covert unease. It’s not something you immediately notice, the missing pulse, but the absence lingers, coaxing your mind to unpack the songs construction. “I wanted to just take things away that make you feel like you understand, just any predispositions that we have towards music… I love that you felt the tension.

Words: @vasilipapathanasopoulos

Photography: @le3ay

Graphics: @michaelclifford

via @milkymilkymilkyy

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I don't know what's more impressive, Michael sustaining the eclipse high notes or doing the enough screamo after singing for an hour.

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Me kicking the door open: who wants sidequest live mp3s????

Anyways, the whole show can be found here, including the complicated cover.

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Me kicking the door open: who wants sidequest live mp3s????

Anyways, the whole show can be found here, including the complicated cover.

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downloading all of those live michael songs IMMEDIATELY after finishing the live stream THANK YOU!!

!!!!!! YAY 🩷🩷

He just sounds so incredible, I had to do it, I'm happy you're enjoying them too!!!!!

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5sos mp3 Masterlist

Hello, I've been meaning to do this for a while now and I just never did, but I just had to move a bunch of stuff on my phone so I thought now is the perfect time. This will take you to a drive folder with a bunch of mp3s for your local file folder, ranging from covers, live performances and unreleased songs. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

The names of the files are descriptive, name of the song + where its from for live version, + acoustic if its just an acoustic performance, + cover if its a cover, if its just the name its unreleased or a bonus track. But I edited the metadata of the song so they should look alright in your player.

List of all the songs under the cut.

Live Versions

The 5sos show: slsp, out of my limit, amnesia, jet black heart, gotta get out, youngblood, goy, teeth, red desert, no shame, 2011, pizza

How Did We End Up Here DVD: end up here, permanent vacation, don't stop, disconnected, long way home, heartache on the big screen, wrapped around your finger, amnesia, everything i didn't say, kiss me kiss me, slsp, good girls, beside you

Rock in Rio: girls talk boys, hey everybody, disconnected, don't stop, if you don't know, good girls waste the night, vapor, outerspace, amnesia, castaway, jet black heart, end up here, what i like about you, she's kinda hot, slsp

Vevo Certified: end up here, permanent vacation, disconnected, amnesia, she's kinda hot, slsp, good girls

Itunes Festival 2014: out of my limit, voodoo doll, heartbreak girl, beside you, heartache on the big screen

The New Broken Scene Livestream: end up here, voodoo doll, disconnected, don't stop, permanent vacation, hey everybody, long way home, heartache on the big screen, wrapped around your finger, amnesia, beside you, jet black heart, kiss me kiss me, shes kinda hot, slsp, good girls

On The Record 2018: slsp, girls talk boys, moving along, valentine, amnesia, lie to me, talk fast, yb, jbh, wyb

Amp Radio Soundstage Acoustic Session 2019: want you back, easier, who do you love, teeth, yb

The Feeling of Falling Upwards: complete mess, carousel, mm&i, slsp, amnesia, lie to me, caramel, outerspace/carry on, yb, red desert, jet black heart, older, take my hand, teeth, ghost of you, bad omens.

Pandora Xfinity: bad omens, complete mess, mm&i, jbh, yb

The 5 Seconds of Summer Show Live in Amsterdam: bad omens, 2011*, caramel*, if walls could talk*, shes kinda hot*, amnesia, don't stop*, voodoo doll, best friends*, teeth, jet black heart, slsp, outerspace*, yb, ydgtp*, carousel* (*shortened live version)

Miscellaneous Live Performances: complete mess on the roof, ghost of you on global citizen, wildflower on james corden, beside you on jimmy kimmel, san francisco from somewhere on slfl, who do you love from somewhere on wwj, who do you love on vevo, teeth at the jingle ball 2019, best years on the red nose day, bad omens on late night with seth meyers.

Miscellaneous Live Acoustic Performances: complete mess on the room next to the roof, beside you acoustic on novafm, who do you love on sirius, youngblood acoustic from the stairway, best years from lukes floor, voodoo doll one mic one take

Don't Stop EP: wrapped around your finger, if you don't know, try hard, rejects, don't stop Ashton's demo and don't stop Calum's demo. (All studio version)

Covers: teenage dream on sirius, teenage dream on the summertime ball, dancing with a stranger, drown, no roots, the middle, stay.

Unrealeased: blender, easy for you to say both live and from the tour diary (no longer unreleased but they're staying there anyway sokasoaks) bad dreams, i cant remember, all i need, everything i want, heart upon our sleeves, I've got this friend, over and over, perfect disguise, superhero (this are all live fan recordings except for i cant remember, hearts upon our sleeves and bad dreams, i did try to find the best audio tho)

Bonus tracks: when you walk away, best friend, midnight, no shame from the vault

She Looks So Perfect - The Summer Brothers edition.

Calm App Remixes: easier, red desert, best years and old me

Calm commentary: this one is a zip file with mp3s of the boys talking about the process of making the songs, commentary about the lyrics and instruments.

Michael Live From the Fonda Theater: cool, fashion, remember when, eclipse, nosebleed, thirsty, if i had a choice, kill me for always, complicated cover, give me a break, enough

And when we collide the cover by Calum alone, Red Line the voice note from Ashton, Older voice note from Luke and Sierra and beside you music box edition.

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@edge-oftheworld the screenshots I posted are the end of this!!

Someone uploaded the SIDEQUEST live to youtube, if y'all want to watch it. It will probably be copyright stricked soon tho.

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Someone uploaded the SIDEQUEST live to youtube, if y'all want to watch it. It will probably be copyright stricked soon tho.

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Oh, I love this so much 😭😭😭

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Just reminding you guys this exists and letting you know I added the Michael concert there, and letting you know you can still message me to ask for the mp3 of a particular song, including solo acts.

5sos mp3 Masterlist

Hello, I've been meaning to do this for a while now and I just never did, but I just had to move a bunch of stuff on my phone so I thought now is the perfect time. This will take you to a drive folder with a bunch of mp3s for your local file folder, ranging from covers, live performances and unreleased songs. 🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️🏴‍☠️

The names of the files are descriptive, name of the song + where its from for live version, + acoustic if its just an acoustic performance, + cover if its a cover, if its just the name its unreleased or a bonus track. But I edited the metadata of the song so they should look alright in your player.

List of all the songs under the cut.

Live Versions

The 5sos show: slsp, out of my limit, amnesia, jet black heart, gotta get out, youngblood, goy, teeth, red desert, no shame, 2011, pizza

How Did We End Up Here DVD: end up here, permanent vacation, don't stop, disconnected, long way home, heartache on the big screen, wrapped around your finger, amnesia, everything i didn't say, kiss me kiss me, slsp, good girls, beside you

Rock in Rio: girls talk boys, hey everybody, disconnected, don't stop, if you don't know, good girls waste the night, vapor, outerspace, amnesia, castaway, jet black heart, end up here, what i like about you, she's kinda hot, slsp

Vevo Certified: end up here, permanent vacation, disconnected, amnesia, she's kinda hot, slsp, good girls

Itunes Festival 2014: out of my limit, voodoo doll, heartbreak girl, beside you, heartache on the big screen

The New Broken Scene Livestream: end up here, voodoo doll, disconnected, don't stop, permanent vacation, hey everybody, long way home, heartache on the big screen, wrapped around your finger, amnesia, beside you, jet black heart, kiss me kiss me, shes kinda hot, slsp, good girls

On The Record 2018: slsp, girls talk boys, moving along, valentine, amnesia, lie to me, talk fast, yb, jbh, wyb

Amp Radio Soundstage Acoustic Session 2019: want you back, easier, who do you love, teeth, yb

The Feeling of Falling Upwards: complete mess, carousel, mm&i, slsp, amnesia, lie to me, caramel, outerspace/carry on, yb, red desert, jet black heart, older, take my hand, teeth, ghost of you, bad omens.

Pandora Xfinity: bad omens, complete mess, mm&i, jbh, yb

The 5 Seconds of Summer Show Live in Amsterdam: bad omens, 2011*, caramel*, if walls could talk*, shes kinda hot*, amnesia, don't stop*, voodoo doll, best friends*, teeth, jet black heart, slsp, outerspace*, yb, ydgtp*, carousel* (*shortened live version)

Miscellaneous Live Performances: complete mess on the roof, ghost of you on global citizen, wildflower on james corden, beside you on jimmy kimmel, san francisco from somewhere on slfl, who do you love from somewhere on wwj, who do you love on vevo, teeth at the jingle ball 2019, best years on the red nose day, bad omens on late night with seth meyers.

Miscellaneous Live Acoustic Performances: complete mess on the room next to the roof, beside you acoustic on novafm, who do you love on sirius, youngblood acoustic from the stairway, best years from lukes floor, voodoo doll one mic one take

Don't Stop EP: wrapped around your finger, if you don't know, try hard, rejects, don't stop Ashton's demo and don't stop Calum's demo. (All studio version)

Covers: teenage dream on sirius, teenage dream on the summertime ball, dancing with a stranger, drown, no roots, the middle, stay.

Unrealeased: blender, easy for you to say both live and from the tour diary (no longer unreleased but they're staying there anyway sokasoaks) bad dreams, i cant remember, all i need, everything i want, heart upon our sleeves, I've got this friend, over and over, perfect disguise, superhero (this are all live fan recordings except for i cant remember, hearts upon our sleeves and bad dreams, i did try to find the best audio tho)

Bonus tracks: when you walk away, best friend, midnight, no shame from the vault

She Looks So Perfect - The Summer Brothers edition.

Calm App Remixes: easier, red desert, best years and old me

Calm commentary: this one is a zip file with mp3s of the boys talking about the process of making the songs, commentary about the lyrics and instruments.

Michael Live From the Fonda Theater: cool, fashion, remember when, eclipse, nosebleed, thirsty, if i had a choice, kill me for always, complicated cover, give me a break, enough

And when we collide the cover by Calum alone, Red Line the voice note from Ashton, Older voice note from Luke and Sierra and beside you music box edition.

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Me kicking the door open: who wants sidequest live mp3s????

Anyways, the whole show can be found here, including the complicated cover.

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Oh, I love this so much 😭😭😭

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Michael holding the eclipse scream LIVE????WHAT THE FUCK

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I love Michael so much 😭😭😭😭😭😭

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Michael 😭😭😭😭 I don't have an international credit card with 10 USD 😭😭😭😭

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Michael @ the Sidequest Thrift Shop - 25 July 2025

📸: Yising Kao

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Lover Of Mine + Lonely Heart + Older music video