Just yesterday I was walking about an hour total to see a band play at the mall and I swear the sun was only beating down on me. Today I’m in sweats and hoping someone brings me hot chocolate, and I can’t stop thinking about getting my clothes out of the dryer so that I can just surrender on them and warm up; even if just for a second. As my mind heads to a warmer location, I’m listening to Rachel, or rather R^chel’s new EP Sorry. They have a thing for triangles, thought I’d let you know that now. Anyways, Sorry is a lo-fi emo (seems we’re getting a lot of that this week) album that takes the cake in “wtf lyrical content” for me in 2013.
When I hear “lo-fi” I’m taken aback at first. I can’t make out what is being sung, but thankfully I could read along to songs like “Extra Lives” and “A Comment” and understand what was going on. It was fitting that after a morning of indulging in Wristcutters: A Love Story, that I’d hear “Extra Lives.” Lyrically (after reading, not listening) it was superb, and I could imagine Zia and Mikal listening to this through an antique stereo that washed up on their littered shore. As for “A Comment,” here’s that WTF moment. Although the idea of boning Big Foot might be too much for some, I actually thought it was funny and it made me listen to the song again.
I wasn’t oblivious the entire time thanks to “Disappointment.” It was the first time I knew what was being said. The same went with the odd man “80s’ New Year Dance Rave.” I heard every word, but this time was bewildered by the music accompanying them. It was definitely 80’s inspired, but was a weird one to hear after all the filtered low sounds. The last one I want to touch on was my favorite, “Time So Much Time.” All I could think about when this one played was hearing the pain. While it’s easy enough to hear a song that’s bluntly sad, it’s another to hear that anguish in the person’s voice. I felt it was the most sincere on Sorry.
For the most part, when you pop in Rachel’s Sorry, you’re going to get songs that sound as if they’re coming from your grandma’s beaten up stereo that she refuses to throw out because “it still gets the job done.” Other than that, you’re going to get songs that showcase sadness and sometimes a dance party. Interested? Then check out Rachel’s Sorry, out now digitally and on cassette.
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