‘Fragile’ is the first word that comes to mind when listening to “Week 51″ off of Sorority Noise’s lates 7”, “Alone”. ‘Dreamlike’ is another, caused mostly by the powerful orchestration. It’s the kind of song that would be playing during a timelapse in a movie when one character is lying on their bed, staring at the ceiling or sitting in a chair, staring out the window, while they’re stuck in some kind of paralysis, unable to continue with their lives as planned for some terrible reason.
“Fermata”, the second song, evokes some entirely different feelings. With lyrics that appear simple at first, yet have a deeper meaning to them and are slightly morbid, to be honest, it is as much of a musical counterpart to the first song as one could expect on a B-side to Sorority Noise’s latest full length record “You’re Not As _____ As You Think”.
“Alone” possesses the power of transporting the listener to the point when these songs were born. It is a place to revisit when you need to be grounded and clear your mind. A perfect fit for the blank left in “You’re Not As _____ As You Think”, “Alone” leaves you not alone, but lighter than you felt before. When the last note faded, so did everything I was feeling up until that point; a strangely cathartic experience.
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