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Rating: Fresh off the success of one of their most intimate and well-crafted albums, "Last fear deal gone down," Katatonia released this three-track EP titled "Teargas" in the summer of 2001 (named after the track that already shone on the album).
The tradition of creating high-caliber mini-albums is confirmed here, not only by the quality but also by the inclusion of two previously unreleased tracks. And what unreleased tracks.. "Teargas" is pure sonic sadness, a nostalgia for irretrievably lost feelings, tearful internal conflicts, and resignation. Lamenting resignation. Fragile vocal harmonies by Jonas follow liquid and litany-like guitars in lost corners where emptiness is the prince of weeping dreams. Art and melancholy.
"Sulphur" surprises me for not having been released on the main CD, as in terms of quality, it certainly would not have looked bad. It's more upbeat compared to the previous track, enriched with acoustic phrasing and melodies with an almost pop flavor (in the vocals). The riffing draws heavily from the past, "Discouraged ones" above all. It closes with "March 4", perhaps less intense but containing an effective chorus and an excellent guitar crunch from Anders and Fredrik.
Without a doubt, a work of great interest for the more "melodic" fans of the band, which I doubt the "Dance of December souls" devotees will adore, but I care little about that. The high value allows me to recommend it to those who love the combination of touching romanticism and raw metallic arrangements. Cry in silence.
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Teargas (03:24)
Why have you put so many things into my eyes
That I can't see clear
Who's paid you for telling me what I'm worth
And run in fear
It has been for me a strain to see already
What have you done
The rising noise
The sharpened smells
The deadened sight
What is it in my eyes
A piece of broken glass
Is this the time I should be on my knees for you
Is this your way of telling
Another has been found
Now I know,
It's teargas in my eyes
What is it in my eyes
A piece of broken glass
Is this the time I should be on my knees for you
Is this your way of telling
Another has been found
Now I know,
It's teargas in my eyes
03 March 4 (03:51)
left with spring alone
I withdraw from this
I lived so differently
it wasn't good enough
I was with you alone
winter was gone
things once blurred are twice sharpened
when I think of what I could have
blood has left me even before you
can never return a second time
I lived so differently
did it all for it
but everything is now
a film on rewind
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