IDEAMEN'S "New Album Pre Order Campaign / Merch & … Read Full Bio ↴July 11th 2017 -
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
Schemata Prologue
Ideamen Lyrics
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The opening lyrics of Ideamen's "Schemata Prologue" seem cryptic and abstract at first glance, but a deeper interpretation reveals a powerful message about the power of words and ideas to bring about change. The line "embrace from a letter will raise all the dead" suggests that even the written word can have immense power to inspire and motivate, perhaps even bringing people back from a state of emotional or mental "deadness." This idea is juxtaposed with the image of someone who is "light as a feather and stiff in the head," seeming to suggest that while our thoughts and ideas may have great potential for change, the rigidity of our thinking can sometimes hold us back.
The reference to "Brainchilds opus" exiled suggests that there may be great ideas or works of art that are overlooked or suppressed, perhaps due to intellectual or creative elitism. The call to "open the gates" may be a plea for a more open-minded, accepting approach to humanity and creativity, allowing for greater innovation and diversity in culture. The final line, "we are just lying by the waste, helping this pointless suffering," emphasizes the urgency of our need for change in the face of the senseless suffering that many people endure. Overall, these lyrics can be interpreted as a powerful call to action, urging listeners to embrace new ideas, challenge their own thinking, and work towards a more inclusive and compassionate world.
Line by Line Meaning
Embrace from a letter will raise all the dead.
Receiving a letter can bring back memories of the past and revive emotions or feelings that were once buried.
You're light as a feather and stiff in the head.
You may seem carefree and easy-going on the surface, but you can also be very stubborn and rigid in your ways of thinking.
Brainchilds opus will remain exiled, Open the gates.
Your most creative and innovative ideas may be suppressed or ignored by society, but it's important to continue to pursue them and share them with the world.
We are just lying by the waste, helping this pointless suffering...
We often find ourselves wasting precious time and resources on activities that don't bring us true happiness, instead leading to meaningless suffering.
Contributed by Samantha B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.