Aroah
After two both musically and instrumentally complete and complex albums suc… Read Full Bio ↴After two both musically and instrumentally complete and complex albums such as “No podemos ser amigos” (2002) and “The Last Laugh” (2004), Irene Tremblay, otherwise known as Aroah, is back with a six song (five in English, one in Spanish) mini-CD. The new record could well be defined as the echo of that last spell, an epilogue to “The Last Laugh”. It’s a simple, flowing, acoustic-inspired record that suggests comparisons to Hope Sandoval or early Nina Nastasia. Erie arrangements and roomy instrumentation are provided by producer Raül Fernández – Élena, Refree…-, who also co-authors three of the record’s songs.
Unintentionally, her least ambitious project and most laid back recording experience have resulted in a compendium of poetry and… ¿orchestrated folk-pop? In which –Irene claims – the largest influence has been “silence”. In fact, during the months that preceded the recording she never listened to music or bought records – there was already too much noise going on in her head. She spent most of October and November of 2004 sleeping. She mostly had nightmares such as the one that inspired “A dream”. The only recording she did listen to was Elliot Smith’s posthumous record; it depressed her so that she hid it away and still hasn’t found it.
The lyrics are portraits of real experiences. Of course, the courtyard is a pretty obvious metaphor, but it’s also a place where photographs for the CD’s artwork were taken: the garden of the house where “The Last Laugh” was completed. “Into the courtyard” – the song- speaks of another temporary home where Irene lived for months out of a suitcase, accumulating books, pictures, bottle corks, papers, sad memories and very occasionally a triumphant moment. Ever since she set aside the idea of an entirely Spanish EP that would bear the title “Objetos Perdidos” (an expression she translates loosely as Lost & Found) she has been obsessed with the idea of with the necessity/lack of necessity of such material possessions.
After years of concerts and tribulations, two full-length recordings, two EPs and various tours in different circumstances – more or less rock-like, with assorted line-ups- Aroah introduces us to her best song-writing to date. The single cover on the record, “Caroline Says II”, owes more influence to Nico’s “Chelsea Girls” or Lisa Germano than to Lou Reed’s original recording. On the five new songs Irene seems to be waving goodbye to all her possible influences – Joni Mitchell, Vashti Bunyan…-. This is what happens to the best of artists when, after a long time searching for something they didn’t want to find, they find something they weren’t actually looking for: a code, a unique poetic language of symbols that continuously change while pronouncing every word and playing every note as if they were the last.
Unintentionally, her least ambitious project and most laid back recording experience have resulted in a compendium of poetry and… ¿orchestrated folk-pop? In which –Irene claims – the largest influence has been “silence”. In fact, during the months that preceded the recording she never listened to music or bought records – there was already too much noise going on in her head. She spent most of October and November of 2004 sleeping. She mostly had nightmares such as the one that inspired “A dream”. The only recording she did listen to was Elliot Smith’s posthumous record; it depressed her so that she hid it away and still hasn’t found it.
The lyrics are portraits of real experiences. Of course, the courtyard is a pretty obvious metaphor, but it’s also a place where photographs for the CD’s artwork were taken: the garden of the house where “The Last Laugh” was completed. “Into the courtyard” – the song- speaks of another temporary home where Irene lived for months out of a suitcase, accumulating books, pictures, bottle corks, papers, sad memories and very occasionally a triumphant moment. Ever since she set aside the idea of an entirely Spanish EP that would bear the title “Objetos Perdidos” (an expression she translates loosely as Lost & Found) she has been obsessed with the idea of with the necessity/lack of necessity of such material possessions.
After years of concerts and tribulations, two full-length recordings, two EPs and various tours in different circumstances – more or less rock-like, with assorted line-ups- Aroah introduces us to her best song-writing to date. The single cover on the record, “Caroline Says II”, owes more influence to Nico’s “Chelsea Girls” or Lisa Germano than to Lou Reed’s original recording. On the five new songs Irene seems to be waving goodbye to all her possible influences – Joni Mitchell, Vashti Bunyan…-. This is what happens to the best of artists when, after a long time searching for something they didn’t want to find, they find something they weren’t actually looking for: a code, a unique poetic language of symbols that continuously change while pronouncing every word and playing every note as if they were the last.
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Aroah Lyrics
320 Why are you so spineless to say, So sad to…
An Orchid Is A Flower That Thrives On Neglect You want to be a good boy, so tonight you're…
Autobiographical Rhyming Song I broke a jar that was all full of pennies They're…
Canción con Idioma Toda la vida fingiendo haber hecho esto antes malgastando la…
Canción para follar Cantaré lo que quiero, callaré mientras bebo y si es para ol…
Come Home It takes the slightest smile to change my mind I thought…
Eder Simone I keep a bottle in my closet You should know better…
Fade You look tired and sad, prettier than you ever have.…
Finally Finally, I've met you In the bedroom. where I can You forg…
Flavour of the Month We would ride around in a big old car your…
Fuck Rock Hey little boy. Put away that claw. Fuck whoever told…
Happiness Avoids Me Little lady love them leave them I don't want to…
Her IQ #1 Come to me, or just look at me won't you…
Her IQ #2 You said it was mine for the taking and i…
Horoscope When you woke up today, with your tongue green from…
I Row Across A Japanese Watercolor I waited all day For some stupid boy to speak out…
Katharine Says The world's turned to math And your blue eyes have gone…
La Historia Más Triste Visitas tus tumbas abiertas te descalzas why vas cerrando pu…
Madrid Madrid You often say that London is gray, but this city…
Mi Sitio Esta Aqui No pongas la cara de niño malo si sabes bien…
Myriam la Primera Teníamos siete años éramos del mismo tamaño llevabas un lazo…
Nada Nada en la nevera nada entre tus brazos nada con sentido t…
Not Amused There were songs about Spring And there are songs about foo…
Our Walk I had a story for you But I can't remember…
Recuerdos Toda la tarde tirando fotos. Desde mi ombligo hasta las…
Schooling I learned enough. Please let me go. I just said…
Tell Noah About the Rain Above what is right under what is wrong we took…
The Biggest Idiot in the World You wouldn't run to me if I called we spent…
The Lonely Drunk She drank straight from the bottle, then poured herself …
Too Proud To Try My friend thinks I'm a fool cause I still believe…
Upside Down Some sincerely do belong to the direction they live on And…
Vigo The weather was unkind And the questions were unasked I've…
We Can't Be Friends We can talk about it we can laugh about it…
Whiskey In a bar Where they play blues songs I sit…
Words If it wasn't serious then it wasn't word to be…
X-Song Let me take your hand to say goodbye and see…
Y la cinta de "Los Bingueros" When I came over I found you'd packed up all…