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someone on a different music forum ( ) claims to have a review copy of the album
this is how he describes the songs that haven't been released yet
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>Anecdotes- Anecdotes starts out with ambient nature sounds then builds construction and busy city sounds. Hammering, yelling, laughing, dogs barking, birds, car horns, etc. A recorder comes in with a melody then Joanna follows up with 2 sets of verses. the song doesn't have a repeating chorus or even say the title. It ends with a drum roll and a fading recorder tone which goes straight into the beginning of Sapokanikan.
>Goose Eggs - Opens with a harp melody then Joanna comes in. No drums in this track until the last verse. The song is basically about family coming and going and passing on from the perspective of a family's dinner table. Empty chairs and placements not set. The first verse is her greeting aunts, uncles, etc.
>Waltz of the 101st Lightborne - This is one of the weird tracks. It has some kind of synthesizer or keyboard backing which sounds like a futuristic fanfare from an old radio serial or something. The story is about time traveling soldiers. Songs going back in time to fight their fathers (ancestors). Its cheesy but the mood is solemn as she laments fighting our own ghosts.
>The Things I Say - A more traditional song for Joanna. Just piano and vocals. Its about keeping your memories, good or bad in case you need them later.
>Divers- Harp and vocals focused. A woman falls for an archeologist as he dives the nearby waters. He doesn't feel the same. To get him to notice her she drowns herself in the water so he can find her. This is what its literally about, but I believe it to be metaphorical for leaving your mark so the future may take notice. Very emotional song regardless.
>Same Old Man - Banjo and Vocals with some piano near the end. Cover of a Karen Dalton song. Basically about passing on.
>You Will Not Take My Heart Alive - The song starts off with tribal drums and vocals and moves onto the traditional harp. It starts with an indian war/feud and seamlessly transforms into a modern battleground (ww1or2 modern). Its like a folky war hymn.
>A Pin-Light Bent - Another weird song. Starts off with ambient nature sounds, birds, water flowing, frogs, etc for well into a minute of it and then she comes in describing a city overtaken by nature, shrouded in a haze of every color. A trumpet sounds and you hear flocks of birds flapping and singing as it transitions into the next song.
>Time, As a Symptom - Another weird, almost psychedelic song. Birds sing as she slowly layers in a piano. She comes in with one verse then the chorus. Suddenly theres a weird filter on her voice and what i would describe as a wall of noise. Birds, piano, recorder, violins, harp, backup singers shouting TRANSCEND! The song collapses on itself shortly after like dropping something on piano keys and theres silence for a moment before it starts up again albeit a bit more mellowed out. It ends with a harm reprising the melody of the title track. Repeating it as it fades out.
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