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"Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose."
The Wonder Years
That quote is, in my opinion, the essence of this album. Will Sheff's vocals are beautiful, with soft, mournful lyrics complementing the brilliant instrumentation. We hear boppy drums, light guitar strums, horns, strings, and just about everything else in between, all contributing to a mood which calls back images of faded memories.
"To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die."
Thomas Campbell
Sheff tries to hold onto them, and even, for just a fleeting moment, you and I might see them. Maybe listening to this album is the only way to recall those memories before they're lost again ... forever. Maybe this is Will Sheff's way of trying to make sure his memories aren't lost forever.
"That's the funny thing about memories, we are not what we remember of ourselves. We are what people say we are. They project upon us their convictions. We are nothing but blank screens."
Trevor Goodchild
How does this album make you feel? Whose memories are they recalling? Are these stories even real? Does their artificiality even make them unreal?
"By believing in his dreams, a man turns them into reality."
Hergé
The fact is, this album is real; it conveys real humanity, and it doesn't need to be factually true to retain its meaning. Listen, love, and most of all ... remember.
The Wonder Years
That quote is, in my opinion, the essence of this album. Will Sheff's vocals are beautiful, with soft, mournful lyrics complementing the brilliant instrumentation. We hear boppy drums, light guitar strums, horns, strings, and just about everything else in between, all contributing to a mood which calls back images of faded memories.
"To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die."
Thomas Campbell
Sheff tries to hold onto them, and even, for just a fleeting moment, you and I might see them. Maybe listening to this album is the only way to recall those memories before they're lost again ... forever. Maybe this is Will Sheff's way of trying to make sure his memories aren't lost forever.
"That's the funny thing about memories, we are not what we remember of ourselves. We are what people say we are. They project upon us their convictions. We are nothing but blank screens."
Trevor Goodchild
How does this album make you feel? Whose memories are they recalling? Are these stories even real? Does their artificiality even make them unreal?
"By believing in his dreams, a man turns them into reality."
Hergé
The fact is, this album is real; it conveys real humanity, and it doesn't need to be factually true to retain its meaning. Listen, love, and most of all ... remember.
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