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Rating: We are far from the harshness of God Machine's world, and Robin Proper-Shepard plunges into a new "melancholic" mission (the third official one) under the banner of Sophia. An obscure, deep, bittersweet journey that constitutes the right mix for every self-respecting American decadent songwriter.
Just look at his intense gaze, full of sad stories to tell, and you'll immediately get an idea of what each of his musical works might contain.
This latest work is definitely more linear and well-structured compared to the previous ones, offering more catchy and rocking tracks, yet without giving up on staying in the foggiest shadows.
Indeed, just listen to the opening track of "People Are Like Seasons," "Oh My Love," and you'll immediately sense that something has changed in the Sophia universe; "Swept Back" follows closely and evokes deep emotions starting with Shepard's voice, capable of giving goosebumps.
Slowly, we reach "Desert Song N.2," one of the best moments, starting on a subdued note and exploding in the last 60 seconds with a "acid and distorted" sound worthy of early Mogwai.
The most "rock" moments of the album are "Darkness (Another Shade In Your Back)" and "If A Change Is Gonna Come," featuring an electric and robust sound that will convince even those who have the idea of Sophia as just a "tear-jerking melancholic ballad" band.
For those who love this band, this latest effort will surely not be the most beautiful album, far from the previous masterpieces, but personally, I consider "People Are Like Seasons" one of the best surprises of early 2004, and for those who are not familiar with them yet, this is a good calling card to start with, perhaps later, a backward journey always and in any case inside a very dark tunnel. Pleasant.
Tracklist Lyrics and Videos
01 Oh My Love (04:32)
I thought I knew ya
But I guess I was wrong
You only see the things you convinced yourself you saw
But like you said I guess ya
Maybe I'm blind
Well why don't you open your eyes
You might like what you find
Chorus:
'Cause I been waiting
For such a long time
Your love is still
Fresh in my mind
And oh my love though I wait
Can't you see
I can't wait forever for you to say you love me
I thought I knew ya
But I guess I was wrong
You only see the things you convinced yourself you saw
But like you said I guess ya
Maybe I'm blind
Well why don't you open your eyes
You might like what you find
Chorus
And oh my love
Though I wait
Can't you see
I can't wait forever for you to say you love me
Chorus
And oh my love
Though I wait
Can't you see
I can't wait forever for you to say you love me
And oh my love
Though I wait
Can't you see
I can't wait forever for you to say you love me
02 Swept Back (04:49)
You're wet around the edge
Tired of swimming upstream
You thought you'd just rest a while
But you were still swept back to me
Swept back to me
Swept back to all the grief and the worry
Swept back
Swept back
But I know you don't deserve to be broken
So just focus on the light
Focus on the light
Well we push and we pull
But still at least we never feel empty
And can't we just pretend
That I'm an island in your sea
Let's give in before we're swept
05 Darkness (Another Shade in Your Black) (04:11)
Your obsession with death fascinates me
Wet my head in your poison stream
Weigh me down with your ideas of the infinite
And I will drown
I will drown in your
I will drown in your
I will drown in your poison stream
Your obsession with death fascinates me
Wet my head in your poison stream
Weigh me down with your idea of the infinite
And I will drown
You said you're attracted to the darkness
Well baby, that's okay by me
I'll just be another shade in your black
I will drown in your poison stream
You said you're attracted to the darkness
You said you're attracted to the darkness
You said you're attracted to the darkness
Well baby that's ok by me
I'll just be another shade in your black
I'll just be another shade in your black
I'll just be another shade in your black
I'll just be another shade in your black
08 Holidays Are Nice (03:29)
Holidays are nice
Holidays are fun
Holidays are wonderful
If you're the one
That's leaving on an airplane
Sitting on a train
or just wasting time
Watching the clouds take shape
And God I wish that I was running
Somewhere with you today
Everything's lovely
Yeah everything's fine
I've got more than I need most of the time
But still something seems missing
Like there's a crack inside
If we could just get away
And leave what divides us behind
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By giov
If you listen to this album in your room, an avalanche of dried autumn leaves will cover you up to the tip of your ears.
The album is good, but I believe that after a few listens many of you will move on to something else, forgetting it for a while (to then rediscover, in a couple of months, again how beautiful it is and so on...).
By wwwhatemoornet
Our super depressed shopkeeper comes back to us while we’ve attempted suicide a couple of times... with this People Are Like Season.
I could play around with my castanets for hours and achieve a much more depressing result.
