Directed by: JESSE EISENHARDT
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"It feels like we've been cooped up in
our warehouse for years writing this
record—and every nuance is like an
instant biopic of our personal lives and
experiences interweaving into each other.
It is truly an album reflecting life and
relationships..." —Marc Herron
The same meditative and patient
sentiment enlightens I Wish You
Would Come Home Already, angeles
drake's debut album. Already
established in the Greater Los
Angeles area as a contemplative and
melodic mix of UK-tinged atmospheric
pedal rock and orchestral alternative
keyboard pop, the album sees the band
cohesive, introspective and
self-assured, making this one of the
can't miss records for 2005.
angeles drake's debut album is their most
enchanting work to date—a
symphonic cuff of keyboards, pristinely
distorted guitars, mathematical infused
drum beats, algorithmically synthetic
programming and heartbreakingly
soaring anthems. And with themes of
found and lost loves, renewed and dying
hope, I Wish You Would Come Home
Already is a symbol of life incarnate.
The title, I Wish You Would Come Home
Already—taken from the Matthew
Heller painting which graces the album cover—is a lyrically cyclical album
tackling the relevant subject of
relationships. The opening track
Serpents, begins with the lyrics, "why
am I here lying wide awake/sleeping
soundly as the earth shakes" and the
closing track March, has Haskell
shouting, "The more you go, the more
I wait/I'm losing sleep, losing sleep/are
you leaving, are you leaving again."
Metaphorically it signifies the beginning
and ending of a relationship, but also
establishes that relationships are always
starting anew. "The theme of
relationships is central to this album,"
says Haskell. "And the album artwork
and lyrics are indicative of that.
Everything in life is a cycle of learning,
growing and building significant
relationships. With each record we hope
to maintain and continue in
that tradition."
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