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IDEAMEN'S "New Album Pre Order Campaign / Merch & Touring Vehicle Fundraiser" is happening now at www.iloveideamen.com . This is a totally DIY campaign DIRECTLY with Ideamen & their fans.

Ideamen is releasing their new album Trained When We're Young on Rotten Records, scheduled for Friday, August 25th 2017. This long awaited release continues to carry the bands signature sound laid down in previous albums May You Live In Interesting Times and Schemata while exploring a bit broader musical path & making it their own. The overall vibe of Trained When We're Young is a vibrant blend of bi-polarism, from the dark hallways of "Cold As February" to the abject giddiness of "This Message", the stoner rock space anthem-ness of "Beg For A Plea" to "Rainy Days" with a laid back sound sopping wet & laying in a puddle somewhere on Abbey Road. Whether or not you are familiar with Ideamen, you will appreciate the alternatively dreamy yet crunchy guitars, precise explosions of drums, finely crafted keyboard melodies, gritty driving bass, and beautifully arranged and layered vocal harmonies.

Ideamen hails from Chicago Illinois, formed in 2007 by Tim Swanson (Keyboards and Vocals), Mark Vasquez (Bass), Dave Solar (Vocals) and Phil Goodrich (Drums), and have since added Phil Miller and Greg Millikan (Guitars). Their first EP Progress was well received by fans and critics around the world with its unique blend of Classical, Punk, and Salsa. The success of the initial release gave Ideamen enough momentum to sign on with Rotten Records in 2009, releasing their first full length album May You Live In Interesting Times. It picked up where Progress left off, taking a Queen inspired approach to the vocal production that would ultimately help shape Ideamens sound. Schemata, their second album on Rotten released in 2014, encapsulated a mood darker than its predecessor, with reoccurring melodies infused with a tone of hopelessness peppered brilliantly throughout this masterpiece.

Ideamen has sold albums around the world and shared the stage with such artists as Foxy Shazam, Tub-Ring, Green Jelly, Psychostick and Civil Twilight. The fate of the world may look bleak, but Ideamen will be carrying a torch & touring on the release of Trained When We're Young throughout 2017.

Trained When We're Young Track list:
Genesis
Deck Of Cards
Beg For A Plea
Rainy Days
Cold As February
Fall From Grace
Frantic Avenue
This Message
Confidence Shattered
Right On
An Unreliable Historian

Description
Indie / Alt Rock / Experimental / Progressive / Pop

Interesting Times
Ideamen Lyrics

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And not a day will go by, when you don't feel the same
Another day has gone by
And not a day will go by, when you don't feel the shame
Another day has gone by

When all the bright lights in the sky
Come spinning down, skipping along
Shouting from the treetops arguing

When a block slides in
May you live in interesting times
Rearranging all the furniture, hearts, minds and beds

And not a day will go by, when you don't feel the same
Another day has gone by
And not a day will go by, when you don't feel the shame
Another day has gone by

Inscribing a prescription
For a psychotropic hex, upon your head
Grab a tinfoil hat and come along
To the end of days
May you live in interesting times
Rearranging all the furniture, hearts, minds and beds

And not a day will go by, when you don't feel the same
And not a day had gone by

And not a day will go by, when you don't feel the shame
And not a day has gone by

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Ideamen's song "Interesting Times" express the idea that there is something inherently challenging about the present moment. The repetition of the phrase "not a day will go by" emphasizes the enduring nature of this challenge, suggesting that it is a constant presence that we can't escape. The use of the word "shame" suggests that this challenge is also, at least in part, a matter of personal failing. The line "inscribing a prescription for a psychotropic hex, upon your head" suggests that there may be external forces contributing to this feeling of difficulty and shame.

The chorus of the song offers a kind of silver lining to this challenging situation: "May you live in interesting times." This phrase is often used as a kind of curse, suggesting that periods of upheaval and change are difficult to live through. However, Ideamen seem to be suggesting that there is also something valuable and rewarding about such periods. The line "rearranging all the furniture, hearts, minds and beds" suggests that change, even when it is difficult, can ultimately lead to growth and transformation.

Overall, the lyrics to "Interesting Times" suggest that we are living through a challenging but ultimately worthwhile period of history. The song seems to encourage listeners to embrace the difficulties of the moment and to use them as an opportunity for personal growth and transformation.

Line by Line Meaning

And not a day will go by, when you don't feel the same
Every day feels the same and monotonous

Another day has gone by
Time keeps ticking and nothing changes

And not a day will go by, when you don't feel the shame
Guilt is a constant reminder every day

When all the bright lights in the sky
When everything seems perfect

Come spinning down, skipping along
Everything falls apart suddenly

Shouting from the treetops arguing
People are in conflict and unable to resolve their issues

When a block slides in
When an obstacle appears out of nowhere

May you live in interesting times
Expressing the Chinese curse of living in chaotic and unpredictable times

Rearranging all the furniture, hearts, minds and beds
Signifying the chaos that comes with unpredictable times

Inscribing a prescription
Writing a prescription for a remedy

For a psychotropic hex, upon your head
Prescribing medication to deal with mental issues