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Lost among the numerous new musical proposals that annually flood the United States, a small indie pop gem lay waiting to "come out of the shadows," as its title aptly prophesied.
It only took the record label responsible for the most interesting releases of recent times (Sub Pop) to notice how much grace was hidden in that album, to decide to reissue it, thus giving the proper recognition to one of the groups considered among the most interesting novelties in the U.S. indie pop/rock scene in 2004.
It's easy for this album to stay in the player for quite some time, and if it's true that Rogue Wave invents nothing, one has to acknowledge by the first twist and turn that what they do, they do it like few can these days.
Melody and lightheartedness, snippets of indie pop-folk and intimate ballads, travel hand in hand in just under forty minutes of sonic delight.
Zack Rogue's delicate voice manages to be confidential in the more reflective and pessimistic moments (Endgame), just under two minutes where it seems you can hear the same grace of the late Elliott Smith, or emulates what could be a children's nursery rhyme (Nourishment Nation) and for a moment you're invited to the musical banquet of the Shins, only to end up fitting wonderfully into an enchanting sonic labyrinth (Sewn Up).
Out of the Shadows is an album that strikes in its simplicity, that simplicity that makes one wonder how a simple acoustic guitar and a voice can still make our deepest chords vibrate, yet it's the umpteenth time that Falcon Settles Me floods these walls with sweetness and we wish it would never end.
Tracklist and Lyrics
01 Every Moment (02:15)
every moment that you're here
i feel lashes on my ear
subtle difference disappears
i used to think about
you and me forever
improper medicine for you and me together
do you want to shoulder this weather?
i'm inspired by the things that upset her
you're no measure
every mormon and every saint
let out the ashes, uproot the graves
a million fallen, in a million ways
i used to think about
you and me forever
improper medicine for you and me together
do you want to do this forever?
i'm inspired by the things that upset her
this is how men are measured
every moment
02 Nourishment Nation (02:41)
mother on a slide
sister by her side
one more pop until it blows
strangled by the scoop
with logic like a tube
one more bite until we go
are you moving along?
don’t worry, it won’t take long
take a restaurant
pick any one you want
one more stop until we go
self-mutilation in the nourishment nation
animals are out there ‘til we go
with a wing and a prayer
talkin’ about a double dare
stranger in new york
who’s trimming off the pork
ancestors abundance yah we know
becoming a bone
and calling it a home
one more bite until we go
are you writing a song?
don’t worry, it won’t take long
05 Kicking the Heart Out (04:15)
baby wants to get in the money
oh she wants to share it with me
on Tuesdays we go walking,
talking about another degree
you can't stop kicking the heart out
and you're a practical mess
behind links of celebrity dropouts
you?re just a shepherd, but oh well
what makes the wild wind whistle?
what makes the birdies sing?
i'm hutched down in a huddle,
talking about another ring
but oh, you're 25 for an hour
and I'm related to it,
for hearts that don?t make sense
if music is my lover
you are just a tease
you make love to a shadow
whose face is hallow money
06 Postage Stamp World (03:19)
Ever since mom walked out,
sis and I can get no sleep.
since then dad's brought home 13 redheads,
a blond, a brunette, and a sheep
I pray to god, oh, can you help us?
save us from this revelry.
shotgun westward,
I blew away Alice
buried her in the deep.
of this postage stamp world
you get what you want.
in this postage stamp world
you can all get in line
and lick my behind.
'cause I won't be living with you this time.
there she was, silky starlit
pressed up to the screen.
captivated by social retards
she'd drink and drink and drink.
lipstick would burn her eyes out
and melt upon her waist
embracing the dying lover
her heart could feel no pain.
in this postage stamp world
you get what you want.
in this postage stamp world,
you can get in line
and lick my behind.
'cause a I come in 1's not 2's this time.
in this postage stamp world
you get what you want.
in this postage stamp world,
you can get in line
and lick my behind.
'cause my brains been split open for too long.
I decline
09 Endgame (04:20)
i don’t mind if you treat me badly
i don’t mind if you’ve got no love to give
i don’t mind
just say what’s on your mind
you will find that the road just gets harder
signed dotted lines will cling to you like a tax
love is blind
when words are hard to find
i’ll be lonelier tomorrow
i know it’s got to be you
i’ve bitten off all my nails
i know it’s got to be you
do you want to wait
for six years of your life to pass by?
all the magazines are hustler
and all the melodies sound the same
if i let this disc go by,
then i’ll be a monk
and nothing else matters...
10 Endless Shovel (04:47)
These metal heads
the market research
they’re so fond of that
those beady eyes
the velvet tea cups
the arms on the maps
i’ll never know just what i’m doing
i’ll never know what is it
i never know what is wrong with you, you know
it feels so bad
the foreign films
the skin and matter
the thoughts on the shelf
the level head
the endless shovel
the fat on the lap
i feel so bad
yet it seems so right
you point out every mistake and complain every night
i’ll never know just what I’m screwing
i’ll never know what is it
i never know what is wrong with you, you know
it feels so bad
11 Man-Revolutionary! (02:03)
Some bed of roses I have given you
Some bed of roses I have given you
You're gonna stand up
Some bed of nails I have given you
Everybody's been there, I just live there too
You don't stand up
It's completely normal
Well, I guess I guess I guess
Wanna be on the right end
Will I know if I stay here tomorrow?
Will I know I won't be just fine?
Will I know if I stay here tomorrow?
Will I know I won't be just fine?
It's completely morbid
I'm a guest a guest a guest
Wanna be on the right end
Ooh, answer my dying wish
Ooh, answer my dying wish
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