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depressing? a right of reply... 24 September 07
there comes a peculiar time after one’s album is released, where even the most steely non-caring types will be tempted to google themselves, along with the title of their album, to see what folks are saying.
it’s a dreadful thing to do, but very, very tempting, especially after you’ve worked long and hard at creating your little work of art. naturally you want people to like it.
and it’s great when they do like it – and when they don’t, you just shrug yr shoulders. but what kind of sucks is when people miss the point entirely.
i bring this up as i have noticed that some of our scribbling friends out there seem to find ‘yes, u’ a depressing work. it was definitely not intended as such. naturally music affects people in different ways, but this is one thing i just don’t get.
true – there are minor keys involved, there is a violin one one song (!), and we’re not generally singing about how great that bees are, but this isn’t the work of three misery-gutted wallowers.
except for ‘the saddest sound’ which i will concede is pretty depressing.
i see this record in a very different way. it’s kind of intended as a more experimental, stark, vaguely sci-fi record, with a kind of murky funk undertone. the lyrics are predominantly hopeful, and reflect being in love – not being ‘out of love’.
i really have to wonder what else these people find depressing. perhaps unless it’s the arcade fire tootling away in an anthemic manner, these people are going to get teary. where’s yr backbone, chaps? did your mothers cuddle you too much as young whippersnappers?
anyway, as i said, everyone is going to take things in the way that they take them. that’s good.
but you’re still wrong. it’s not depressing.
it’s AWESOME.
lava,
cs xx
ps – earlier on today i witnessed a wasp flying into the mouth of a posh, middle-aged london lady. it truly was a sight to see. lots of flapping.