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Disperso tra le numerose nuove proposte musicali che annualmente inondano il territorio statunitense, un piccolo gioiello di indie pop giaceva in attesa di "uscire dall'ombra" come il suo titolo ben profetizzava.
È bastato che la casa discografica a cui si devono le uscite più interessanti degli ultimi tempi (la Sub Pop) si accorgesse di quanta grazia si nascondeva in quell'album, per decidere di ristamparlo dando così la giusta riconoscenza ad uno dei gruppi che è stato considerato fra le più interessanti novità del panorama indie pop/rock statunitense nel 2004.
E' facile che una volta entrato nel lettore quest'album ci rimanga per parecchio tempo, e se è vero che i Rogue Wave non inventano nulla, già al primo giro di boa bisogna riconoscere che quello che fanno lo fanno come pochi ultimamente riescono a fare.
Melodia e spensieratezza, scampoli di indie pop-folk e intime ballate, viaggiano a braccetto in quaranta minuti scarsi di delizia sonora.
La voce delicata del leader Zack Rogue riesce a essere confidenziale nei momenti più riflessivi e pessimisti (Endgame), due minuti scarsi dove sembra di sentire la stessa grazia del compianto Elliott Smith, oppure fa il verso a quella che potrebbe essere una filastrocca per bambini (Nourishment Nation) e per un attimo si è invitati al banchetto sonoro degli Shins, per poi finire a incastrarsi a meraviglia in un ammaliante labirinto sonoro (Sewn Up).
Out of the Shadows è un album che colpisce nella sua semplicità, quella semplicità per cui ci si chiede come una semplice chitarra austica e una voce riescano ancora a far vibrare le nostre corde più profonde, eppure è l'ennesima volta che Falcon Settles Me inonda di dolcezza queste mura e noi vorremmo che non finisse mai.
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01 Every Moment (02:15)
every moment that you're here
i feel lashes on my ear
subtle difference disappears
i used to think about
you and me forever
improper medicine for you and me together
do you want to shoulder this weather?
i'm inspired by the things that upset her
you're no measure
every mormon and every saint
let out the ashes, uproot the graves
a million fallen, in a million ways
i used to think about
you and me forever
improper medicine for you and me together
do you want to do this forever?
i'm inspired by the things that upset her
this is how men are measured
every moment
02 Nourishment Nation (02:41)
mother on a slide
sister by her side
one more pop until it blows
strangled by the scoop
with logic like a tube
one more bite until we go
are you moving along?
don’t worry, it won’t take long
take a restaurant
pick any one you want
one more stop until we go
self-mutilation in the nourishment nation
animals are out there ‘til we go
with a wing and a prayer
talkin’ about a double dare
stranger in new york
who’s trimming off the pork
ancestors abundance yah we know
becoming a bone
and calling it a home
one more bite until we go
are you writing a song?
don’t worry, it won’t take long
05 Kicking the Heart Out (04:15)
baby wants to get in the money
oh she wants to share it with me
on Tuesdays we go walking,
talking about another degree
you can't stop kicking the heart out
and you're a practical mess
behind links of celebrity dropouts
you?re just a shepherd, but oh well
what makes the wild wind whistle?
what makes the birdies sing?
i'm hutched down in a huddle,
talking about another ring
but oh, you're 25 for an hour
and I'm related to it,
for hearts that don?t make sense
if music is my lover
you are just a tease
you make love to a shadow
whose face is hallow money
06 Postage Stamp World (03:19)
Ever since mom walked out,
sis and I can get no sleep.
since then dad's brought home 13 redheads,
a blond, a brunette, and a sheep
I pray to god, oh, can you help us?
save us from this revelry.
shotgun westward,
I blew away Alice
buried her in the deep.
of this postage stamp world
you get what you want.
in this postage stamp world
you can all get in line
and lick my behind.
'cause I won't be living with you this time.
there she was, silky starlit
pressed up to the screen.
captivated by social retards
she'd drink and drink and drink.
lipstick would burn her eyes out
and melt upon her waist
embracing the dying lover
her heart could feel no pain.
in this postage stamp world
you get what you want.
in this postage stamp world,
you can get in line
and lick my behind.
'cause a I come in 1's not 2's this time.
in this postage stamp world
you get what you want.
in this postage stamp world,
you can get in line
and lick my behind.
'cause my brains been split open for too long.
I decline
09 Endgame (04:20)
i don’t mind if you treat me badly
i don’t mind if you’ve got no love to give
i don’t mind
just say what’s on your mind
you will find that the road just gets harder
signed dotted lines will cling to you like a tax
love is blind
when words are hard to find
i’ll be lonelier tomorrow
i know it’s got to be you
i’ve bitten off all my nails
i know it’s got to be you
do you want to wait
for six years of your life to pass by?
all the magazines are hustler
and all the melodies sound the same
if i let this disc go by,
then i’ll be a monk
and nothing else matters...
10 Endless Shovel (04:47)
These metal heads
the market research
they’re so fond of that
those beady eyes
the velvet tea cups
the arms on the maps
i’ll never know just what i’m doing
i’ll never know what is it
i never know what is wrong with you, you know
it feels so bad
the foreign films
the skin and matter
the thoughts on the shelf
the level head
the endless shovel
the fat on the lap
i feel so bad
yet it seems so right
you point out every mistake and complain every night
i’ll never know just what I’m screwing
i’ll never know what is it
i never know what is wrong with you, you know
it feels so bad
11 Man-Revolutionary! (02:03)
Some bed of roses I have given you
Some bed of roses I have given you
You're gonna stand up
Some bed of nails I have given you
Everybody's been there, I just live there too
You don't stand up
It's completely normal
Well, I guess I guess I guess
Wanna be on the right end
Will I know if I stay here tomorrow?
Will I know I won't be just fine?
Will I know if I stay here tomorrow?
Will I know I won't be just fine?
It's completely morbid
I'm a guest a guest a guest
Wanna be on the right end
Ooh, answer my dying wish
Ooh, answer my dying wish
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