New Idea Society
The World is Bright and Lonely
Exotic Fever (2007)
For The World is Bright and Lonely, New Idea Society's Mike Law walks a fine line between poetry and prose. The lyrical structures are simple and for the most part unchanging, and there is a more simple pattern within it all, almost every line the start of a new thought or idea. But herein lies the genius and creativity that is Mike Law. The lines drop onto the page like a Rorschach inkblot, open to interpretation but still terribly obvious at times. The World is Bright and Lonely is the work of a group of musicians, Law at the forefront, who recorded an album live in studio without overdub, because "that is what music sounds like." It's the work of a man that is absolutely captivating to watch perform live, solo or backed by full band, to a room of no more than thirty people. The World is Bright and Lonely is an opposite on itself, implying we are inherently alone but hopeful of something better. It's an appropriate title, as The World is Bright and Lonely is suffocating in its simplicity and comforting in its complexities. Law simply doesn't stop in the album's opener, "Press Reverse." As bells twinkle … Read more
The Black Atlantic
Send This Home
Five Point (2007)
Have you ever gone to a movie expecting to see an action movie, but as you watch it, you realize … Read more
New Found Glory
From the Screen to Your Stereo Pt. 2
Drive-Thru (2007)
Last year I interviewed New Found Glory drummer Cyrus Bolooki about the possibility of another cover album in similar fashion … Read more
Die! Die! Die!
Die! Die! Die!
S.A.F. (2007)
I don't know why, but there is something really unsubtle about naming a band Die! Die! Die!. It's like using … Read more
