Pandora's Box!
 

(I think this is the proper way I should start a journal. Bare with me if it isn't and eventually I will get the hang of this...)


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Pandora's Box:

In desperate need of a place to vent my thought's on the albums, that are destroying my very existence, I am forced to start a journal...I hope you like what is in here, and take some killer **** with you when you go..(If you don't shame on you...)

We Are Trees:Girlfriend EP

Ladies and Gentlemen please extinguish all smoking material until the album has come to a complete stop... There are no exits so you will be here for the duration... *cough*......

1. Teenage Heart Break: A haunting little ditty, that reminds me of lazily sprawling over, endless sketch pads, and day dreaming whislt the smoke in my bed room faded out with the sunlight... The vocal harmonies from beginning to end of the song are particularly on point in creating a fog of hazy memories of teenage longing, love, and desire for the object of your affections... ( I would recommend this track to anybody looking to spend a lazy afternoon lost in the halls of memory...)

2.Colorado: Probably my least favorite track on the album, when played in secession with the rest of the album I feel it's a filler and no more... Bridging the gap between Teenage Heart Break and Girlfriend... The middle section of the song, is a bit beefier then the beginning and has the ability to hold ones attention for longer then 2 seconds...Not a bad song by any means, just kinda meh...

3: Girlfriend: "Talk to me girl, I never wanted it to end this way with you..." Raw emotion and ,anguish drowns the song making it virtually impossible to do anything else but shut up and listen... The swelling of the guitar and the rattle of the tambourine, is like indie crack to the tortured soul... OBEY! Listen, then listen again..I have always agreed that a tune doesn't need to be lyrically complex to blow your socks off... And here is the proof..

4:You: So exquisite in it's opening, I can say that everything is in it's right place, from the light touching of cymbals, snare, melody, and vocals... And it comes in right on time, because after obeying the aforementioned call of Girlfriend,you will need an equalizer in your emotional arsenal...

5: I don't Believe in Love: The most popped out tune on the record...Also a great closing song. It makes a statement, lyrically, as well as musically...It leaves you wanting more from them as artists in the respect that, even if you didn't enjoy the record for whatever the reasons you obviously made up in your head, it tells you there is so much more to them as musicians that you can't help but look up their Boyfriend EP ;P

Finally you decided to start a journal! Looking to forward to see what you have to say! ;)

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LSD And The Search For God:The entire review might come in blocks you guys... Because I am just so ****ing blown away by the record as a whole, and I don't have scalpel handy to be able to carefully dissect all the tracks and album structure as whole...So we are going to take it one song at a time...WARNING: DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES PRESS PLAY UNLESS YOU HAVE 2 HOURS OF YOUR DAY AVAILABLE TO TRANSCEND THE LEVELS OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN YOUR HUMANOID BRAIN!!See that picture above? Pack your bags cause that is where you are going... Pack lightly because time moves differently there... Starting Over: Is the name of this gem, and it opens with sloppy guitar riffs, and lazy clangs, that put you somewhere on a beach staring at your frilly drink that has an umbrella in it...as it moves on to the meat and bones of the song, you hear a woman's voices...... calling you, willing you to go with her, to where guitars melt, and distortion is the one TRUE VOICE OF GOD! As you go with her on this journey, either against your will or because you know you should, you discover a wondrously lush, under melody filled with everything you could ever imagine, fuzz, hiss, echo, in essence a trip heads melodic wet dream.... Everything about this tune is perfect, and in sync...I have no complaints other then it's really really putting a damper on me doing the **** I need to do today.. I hope you love it as much as I do...(A VERY BIG THANK YOU TO MONDO, for this one...And I think I might agree sir, this record bitch slapped the taste right outta Loveless (MBV) mouth...) Well Played and hat's off to you my friend...

oh you will

http://www.polebodyandsoul.com.au/re...rryl_hanna.JPG Witch:Seer ('06)Should have graced the stages in strip joints all across America! Sadly I am afraid that is not the case..From the second your fingers hit play, you can literally smell the fog machines musty clouds, and day old smoke lingering in the humid air. You can see the glare from the stage lights, and feel your wallet getting lighter and lighter...Two words! Bass Line.... And this one is pure sex, laced up in a leather corset of rhythm.. Vocally the artist conveys two points through out this 7 minute long ode to exotic dancers everywhere which is, "I want you!!!" and "Now!!!" You feel the thrill of anticipation, the restlessness of the wait to get what you want, and sweet ecstasy of release... And this is rather amusing because this song has nothing to do with strippers, bars or sex... I am merely conveying the journey this song took me on... What good is music if you are still bound by the constraints of day to day monotony, and your imagination has no room to cast it's spell? I would recommend this song to strippers, (Obviously! Mind it will take one hell of a woman to do this justice..) stoners, bikers, and anyone that enjoys a little something harder, then pop music, and top 40 hogwash... Not the greatest song I have ever heard. Parts of it are pedestrian, and generic at times..But as whole, it deserves a place on this naughty girl's play list... I hope you enjoy the ride as much as I did...

Well done girl, I have to do music reviewing in class from now on. I'm sure no one will notice me blasting my music while pretending to type code.

I like this, Roxy, as I've been feeling a deep urge lately to smash my head on the indie rock. And your odd use of punctuation, anti-grammar, and onomatopoeia works really well here in the members journal format.

No fair comparing Loveless to albums made 15 years later though. Still....

KEEP it up

If I listen to a song and it screams indie rock at me. I feel like that song has to prove itself more than anything else I listen to. I criticize it more and expect for it to break out of the typical indie rock mold and We Are Trees fail to do that.

A little advice I would give you is that before you post your entry. Look at it by previewing the post and seeing if that's the format you want for it with regards to having pictures off to the side and no spacing in certain areas.

Yeah, previewing is a good idea. If I may criticize, you could use some more spaces between the lines, and the pictures are also very big.

Thanks for the constructive criticism guys... Truth be told, I knew that picture was gigantic, but I loved it none the less and deemed it worthy of being in Pandora's Box... So zip it, sit back and enjoy it... Often times words fail me, so art is how I speak, whether it's musically, poetically, or actual paintings..Get used to it... (It's my journal if you don't like it get the **** up off my roof top... ;) Seriously though I do appreciate the constructive criticism I have broad shoulders, I can take it... :) )

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Dead City Emily: Marissa Nadler ('14)

Emptiness is a vast ocean in which the apathetic drown!

Do you ever wonder what being the last person on earth would feel like? Disbelief, anguish, agony, and helplessness; Topped off with rouge waves of despair, I imagine it's much like being the only person left hanging on in a relationship that's long since ended... The opening chords of the song, immediately transport you to this place, of torture, and agony, and as soon as Marissa Nadler's spectral voice, begins to sing, everything and everyone around you disappears, and you are alone, completely alone...Left to contemplate the darkest parts of your soul, and long for the days when things were the way they used to... The melody of the song, is haunting, and smokey, much like the ash after an atomic blast, thick and rich.The echo's,feed back, and reverb are perfectly placed, creating a beautifully haunting psychedelic folk song... This song has definitely made it in the running for best folk song 2014, and the year hasn't even really started so if this is any indicator of how folk is going to go this year, then I am so excited I can hardly stand it...

Enjoy!

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Escondido: Rodeo Queen ('12)

Dust clouds in your rear view mirror, tumbleweeds to your left, and the border right in front of you... For anyone ever that has thought about buying a horse, and shotgun and moseying off into the sunset, this song definitely needs to be on your playlist...It has the perfect combination, of horns, smooth Spanish guitar rhythms, and vocals that strangely resemble Neko Case. I am shocked that I missed this record two years ago, because it is dynamite...In the mood for southern style, indie/ country/alt rock? Look no further, Escondido has everything you seek, dust, heat, and Santa Ana winds... Enjoy it kiddies, and send me a post card from Mexico ;)

unfortunately I can only find y'all the live version, and I must say it's really not bad at all, but to get the full effect which was described, studio version all the way...

^ Wow, Escondido are really awesome man! Will be getting my hands on a copy of their LP pronto. :thumb:

Yeah I know they are ****in rad, that was an accidental spotify click, which made me pleasantly surprised...

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Still Corners: The Trip ('13)

"Bless the Lord O my soul and all that is within me...." (Psalm 103.)

Every time I hear this song I am reminded of that bible verse, and it wrecks me... Headphones my friends are the only way to take this beautiful dream pop journey. This tune has all the ingredients necessary to create a masterpiece. One part luminescent female vocals, one part bittersweet lyrics, and two parts dreamy synthesizer... If ever there was a way into my soul it would be through the synthesizer, it is consistently able to penetrate the walls I so careful build around myself, and leave me shattered into a 100,00 pieces on the floor. But I guess you have to be into that sort thing then don't you. I spend countless hours, seated in the giant tea cup chair in my living room, letting music find it's way into me. Maybe it's because I want to fix what's wrong inside. Maybe it's because, it's the only way I have ever heard myself think, really heard myself think. In the this life my connections with people, are so few and far between, because I learned at a young age everyone dies, and I learned at an older age that you will die too..So, whenever the hurt got to be to much, I'd strap on the headphones, and go to a place where no one ever let me down.... I dunno, maybe I think to much, but I don't know any other way to be..

Well that's about enough of that! (See this song has a tendency to bring this out of me....)

Enjoy....

Secret Cities: The Park ('11)

My first love in life is and will always be psychedelia! I'll take it anyway I can get it, in folk, in garage, in pop, in rock, in rap! So it always surprises me, when I miss something that is soo deliciously sinful.....

Look at that album cover, I mean ****! It look's like Dr Suess's wet dream for godsakes, this album has to be good! Right, Right?
Well I have yet to listen to the entire thing, so I dunno what to tell you, haha! I keep getting stuck on the third track which is The Park... It's one of those songs that at first listen, sorta makes you tilt your head and ruffle your eyebrows, you are definitely not sure what you are hearing, is this good or is this bad? And as the song continues you find yourself starting to like it... By the 10th listen you realize the sheer brilliance of the song itself...Simple, easy, clear cut 60's era psychedelia done brilliantly......

It reminds me of every carousel I have ever been on, every piece of cotton candy I have ever tasted, every set of giant swings, and definitely reminds me of every mid summer evening I have ever spent at the carnival.... Now I am no detective, but I think that was the idea. Secret Cities completely captured every single emotion that embodies those memories, and they did it flawlessly! Making this a definite staple in my psych library!

"Buy the ticket, take the ride"......

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Dominant Legs:Hoop of Love('11)

Ok listen, I have a really really vicious sweet tooth, when it comes to pop music, especially indie pop! There is nothing I love more, then being completely elated and almost giddy, from poppy disciples bouncing around my brain....

For those of you who don't know Dominant Legs are the side gig, of former Girls member Ryan Lynch, so that right there, makes me sit back and say, "**** yeah" I'll give it a spin.... Oh sweet Jesus!! What have I done? I have hit the mother load of 80's sounding bubble gummy awesomeness, that's what I have done!!!

My very first impression of this song was who gave Fleetwood Mac steroids? And as the album progressed I started to believe, that maybe this was the love child of Fleetwood Mac and The Talking Heads, (but never you mind that right now.) I wish I could break this down for you mechanically and tell you about all the little idiosyncrasies that make it a pop masterpiece, but as I don't hear music that way at all, I can't. I hear it as a whole. When I was younger I was preliminary focused on lyrics, but the older I got, and the more acid I dropped, and the more time I spent curled up in front of speakers that go way way way past 11, the more appreciation I gained for a song as a whole. And Hoop of Love definitely has everything in it to make it as addictive, if not more so then crack... I feel a lot of time with pop songs they loose their staying power, but the ones that don't, are the ones that have "just sumthing about 'em".... And this is one of those songs. There is just sumthin about it, I dunno if it's the harmonies, that are placed righteously through out the song, or the jangle of the gitaur, the super upbeat tempo. Regardless, of what the reasons are, I ****ing love it! I hope you do too......

Great stuff Roxy! Good to see you getting into the journal method. :D I also like the fact that you've put so much into this in so short a time. Often people have the idea to begin a journal and hit up an entry then do nothing for weeks or even forget all about it. You really seem to have some sort of plan here, or if not, the universe is shaping your journal for you without you even knowing it ... now how heavy is that??? ;)

Great work girl! Keep it up, as the fossil-fuelled one said....

Oh and I agree with previewing: it's saved me some embarrassing mistakes in the past, and also shown me where some paragraphs need to be cut down, rearranged or even changed altogether. Definitely worth your time doing.

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Night Moves: Horses ('12)

Uhhhhhhh........ Yeah I got nothin.... Mostly because I can't decide what ****in planet this melange of country, and space aged indie was born on.
With an album called Colored Emotions it was pretty much a lock that I would dig the **** out of it from start to finish. And I do like the record, it will take a few more listens for me to completely fall in love with it as a whole, but I'll tell you right now I am right in love with Horses...There is so much going on in this song it's pretty mind bending. Let me rephrase that, there is so much going on in the song, and it is able to keep an amazing flow. It's seamless, the howling vocals, the twangy over tones, the drum solo in the middle. I could go on like that for a couple more sentences too, but I won't.... I really honestly just wanted to share this with y'all and here is the best avenue to do it!

So let me shut the **** up and let you listen....

Side Note: Guys I wear glasses, and smoke copious amounts of ganja! I do preview all my ****, and sometimes the mental gymnastics I have to do to convey my thoughts, to you in a way, you will understand and I and a way,(see I am confusing myself already) I miss **** sometimes and don't notice till days later. Eh, what are you gonna do? I just assume, y'all indeed do have more sense then God gave cabbage and you can figure out what I mean... But you know what they say about assume.. ;)

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Exitmusic: Passage ('12)

Nashville, Tennessee 2004: 2 hits of super clean lsd, neon, candles, and flowers everywhere, I spent a lifetime lost inside someone else's soul one night in July. Ten years later at 5:00 am on a Tuesday a "recommended" Spotify click sent me back to the future. What I mean by that is during this 5 minute and 40 second long journey, I had the most vivid memory I think I have ever experienced in my life. I wish I could say I was being dramatic, and writing that just for the sake of sounding cool, but I am not, those are my deepest feelings. And every sense I had that evening back in 2004 hit me like a ton of bricks. Overwhelming happiness, laughter, the feel of skin on skin, teeth on flesh, anticipation, joy, sadness, loss, peace,and the feeling of being completely stripped bare in front of someone else and it being ok! Is the only real peace in this life I have ever known to be truthful with you. To know someone else, and have them know me. Introverts, no matter how introverted still desire to be seen by others, just not by the masses but by the right few. Songs can embody heaven, heaven can be felt through a connection with someone, and music can connect you to someone, even when they are gone. Passage is perfectly tailored to the dream pop lover, the shoegaze fanatic, and the hopeless romantic that I know is in there, even if you don't admit it ;) I have a thing for the wall of sound, and the build up to it. I have a thing for shaky vocals. But what the hell do I know anyway right? I just know how music makes me feel, I know the experiences that have impacted and shaped me for the better, and I know a memory with a soundtrack is better then a silent one. So my darlings I leave you with Exitmusic.....

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Pomegranates: Pass Away ('12)

"Here we are back at the edge of time, and all I want is to make you mine!" I am a sucker for great opening lines, and that one as simple as it may be, excites me! Let me just say this right now, this song plays out much like it were on a Saturday Night Fever Hipster Edition album. And that's because it pretty much is a some sort of indie, post disco mold, of awesomeness! The upbeat tempo, and high falsetto's, make this the perfect song to dance the night away to at a wedding, disco, or hell alone in your room. God knows I would totally do all of those options.....Multiple times! Admit it as you are listening your right shoulder is moving up and down, front to back, and it's totally ok! I know all about it right now! (Cause mine is doing the same thing..... ;) ) There is something completely youthful and refreshing about this song and I like that. It gives me a much needed shot of emotional vitality, in my musical library. Deep thinking is a curse of mine, and so many of my songs are very depressing to the 'well adjusted'.

To hell with the 'well adjusted'!!!

Honestly I don't give a **** what my library does for the, 'well adjusted!' Ha! Nope, no I don't. Because if you have made it this far into my journal, on some level you are able to connect, with the music,writing, or both and that means you have some unresolved issues of your own! So, "Here we are back at the edge of time, and all I want is to make you mine!" Pretty rad right? Now you are excited too! :love:

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Lower Dens: I Get Nervous ('10)

Do you remember where you were Dec.31st 1999? I do. I was skinny dipping in the Indian ocean, wondering if the world would end. Wondering if this were to be my final resting place. Beautiful black water, warm, weightless, and accepting of the inevitable. This is the emotion that swells within me from the opening bars of I Get Nervous, till the final note. The build up to the overwhelming swell of guitars, the reverb, it's all layered and overlapped spectacularly! The soft bewitching female vocals, and hypnotic hook, almost intensify the feeling of something grater then ones own self, the feeling of leaving everything and everyone that ever mattered to you and going home. The feeling of being free. There is a fear and anxiety that goes with that, as well as an excitement, and euphoria. It's exhilarating, and devastating all within the same breath. Beautiful black warm water, weightless, calm and smooth as glass.

They say the eyes are the window to the soul. And if that is the case then music is the doorway. Why go through a window when you can open a door?
And if a door is opened in front of you then why not walk through, however frightening it maybe on the other side.

Here is the door, now step inside..........



Goodnight Kiddies ;)