The band has sold over five million albums worldwide, won four Juno Awards, and ten MuchMusic Video Awards. OLP has released eight studio albums to date, with "Clumsy" often being considered the most popularized of the set. The Heavyweight Songfacts reports that their eighth studio album Curve was recorded from 2010 through 2012 at vocalist Raine Maida's home recording studio. It was released on April 3, 2012.
Full circle: a theme that eagerly resonates with each member of multiplatinum survivors, Our Lady Peace. As the band approached the release of their seventh studio album, a feeling of renewal and excitement washed over Toronto’s favorite sons in a manner not felt since their earliest days.
Self-produced in lead singer Raine Maida’s Los Angeles home studio, the 10-track Burn Burn (in stores July 21 2009), marks the longest period between studio albums for Our Lady Peace. It also signifies a sonic and philosophical rebirth. The band now enjoys a creative and professional freedom that they haven’t experienced since the release of their now classic debut. “I think about the way we made Naveed,” Maida recalls. “We were just starting, we knew nothing about the business and we had no expectations. It was four guys in a room just trusting their instincts. We went back to that. ‘Liberating’ doesn’t really even sum it up.”
Burn Burn is a triumphant return to what Maida terms “a proper, mature rock album,” steeped in the kind of raw intensity that drove their early material. Blinding rays of anthemic light make way to the tender poise and precision of a band that was looking for a way out and found a satisfying new way in.
With caution thrown to the wind, tracks such as the stunningly arranged “Dreamland” and the overpowering first single, “All You Did Was Save My Life,” soar above angry clouds of confusion and insecurity with an ascending clarity that can only come from experience and growth.
The pounding affirmation of “The Right Stuff” and the vigilant build of band favorite “Refuge,” also reinforce the notion that OLP now occupy a unique and enviable mindspace. “We’re not looking back with any kind of regret,” Maida points out, “but we’ve been doing this long enough now that we know what we want to say. We didn’t want to compromise a thing.”
Having scattered in different directions after the release of 2005’s Healthy In Paranoid Times, all four members took on projects of their own, ranging from solo records, production and songwriting work, tours and guest performances. Over the last two years, Raine Maida, guitarist Steve Mazur, bassist Duncan Coutts and drummer Jeremy Taggart sporadically reconvened and lived at Madia’s home, creating what he calls their best effort to date.
Members would leave each session without tapes, giving themselves a much fresher perspective on the material they created when they returned. Producing themselves and an adherence to rolling tape off the floor gave birth to an urgent, natural body of work. “We didn’t put a lot of pressure on ourselves,” Coutts confirms. “We left things alone and haven't done that in a long time."
“For us,” adds Maida, “a big part of this band is playing live. It has to be something that we’re going to enjoy; a real dynamic collection of songs. When we really started to understand that, the record took on this whole other life.”
This work ethic allowed room for guitarist Steve Mazur, who joined the band in 2002, to blossom on Burn Burn. “On this album I really felt comfortable with my role and what I sound like as the guitarist of Our Lady Peace.” Mazur shines on tracks such as “Escape Artist” and “Paper Moon,” a song where Mazur’s solowork was nailed on the first go-round.
Our Lady Peace is also striking out on their own professionally this time around, opting for what the band terms a “true partnership” with both North American record labels. “We’ve never been this prepared for an album,” adds OLP founding member Jeremy Taggart. “In the past, we’ve never had the foresight to have maybe two or three singles in the can already with videos, etc.”
“Nobody knows us better than ourselves,” Taggart continues. “We didn’t over think a good song or idea or under think anything. The good songs really picked themselves.”
Is Anybody Home?
Our Lady Peace Lyrics
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There's no use screaming
Who thought we'd ever get this far?
Tonight, your faith has come down
To money and a TV
Psychics who've never been to Mars
And Nazis breast feeding
I can't find meaning
I'm sorry, we're sorry
We're all scared, all scared
Hey, is anybody home?
Has anybody wasted tears on loneliness that everyone
Goodnight, the truth has come out
That everyone's needy
White teeth, a ticket to meet God
And be all that you envy
Shotgun under your bed
Has started breathing
You shot it, you shot it
I'm bare, I'm bare
Hey, is anybody home?
Is anybody wasting tears on loneliness that everyone becomes?
Is anybody low?
Is anybody painting fear on bedroom walls that save us from?
Is anybody home?
Is anybody wasting tears on loneliness that everyone becomes
When they're not alright
Hey, is anybody home?
Has anybody wasted tears on loneliness that everyone becomes?
Is anybody low?
Has anybody painted fear on the bedroom walls that everyone becomes
Becomes, becomes, becomes, becomes, becomes
The loneliness that everyone becomes
The lyrics to Our Lady Peace's song "Is Anybody Home?" are a poignant commentary on the state of society and the struggle to find meaning in a world that seems to lack it. The song begins with the realization that the future is sold out and there's no use screaming. This sets a tone of hopelessness and despair, which is only compounded by the references to psychics who've never been to Mars and Nazis breast-feeding. This line is particularly powerful as it suggests that even the most twisted ideologies can persist and affect us in the most unexpected ways.
As the song progresses, the focus shifts to the individual and their struggle with loneliness and fear. The idea that one's faith has come down to money and a TV is a powerful indictment of our consumerist culture, where material possessions have supplanted spiritual fulfillment. The line "Shotgun under your bed has started breathing, You shot it, you shot it" is a metaphor for the nature of fear and how it can consume us if left unchecked. The chorus is a plea for connection and empathy, as the singer asks if anybody is home, and if anybody is experiencing the same feelings of loneliness and fear that they are.
In the end, the song suggests that we are all struggling with the same issues, even if we don't realize it. By acknowledging our common humanity, we can begin to break down the walls of isolation and find the connection and community we so desperately need.
Line by Line Meaning
Goodbye, the future's sold out
The future is predetermined and hopeless, so it's pointless to continue fighting for change.
There's no use screaming
Protesting against the pre-determined future is useless.
Who thought we'd ever get this far?
It's surprising that we've come to this point in history.
Tonight, your faith has come down
You've lost faith in something important.
To money and a TV
Your faith has been replaced by consumerism and entertainment media.
Psychics who've never been to Mars
People who claim to have the answers, but in reality they don't really know anything.
And Nazis breast feeding
There is a sense of absurdity and horror in the world.
I know you must be upset
I understand that you're feeling troubled.
I can't find meaning
I'm struggling to find purpose or significance.
I'm sorry, we're sorry
There is a sense of remorse or regret for something.
We're all scared, all scared
There is a sense of shared fear and apprehension.
Hey, is anybody home?
Is anyone really present or connecting emotionally?
Has anybody wasted tears on loneliness that everyone
Has anyone shed tears for the universal feeling of loneliness that we all experience?
Goodnight, the truth has come out
The truth has been revealed.
That everyone's needy
Everyone has a need for something.
White teeth, a ticket to meet God
People use shallow symbols of success to gain entrance into places of power or spirituality.
And be all that you envy
And to become all of the things that others covet.
Shotgun under your bed
There is a sense of danger or violence that is kept close by.
Has started breathing
The danger or violence is becoming active.
You shot it, you shot it
You are responsible for the dangerous or violent situation.
I'm bare, I'm bare
There is a sense of vulnerability or exposure.
Is anybody low?
Is anyone feeling down or struggling?
Is anybody painting fear on bedroom walls that save us from?
Is anyone using fear to protect themselves in their own personal space?
Has anybody wasted tears on loneliness that everyone becomes?
Has anyone felt profound sadness for the universal experience of loneliness that we all share?
Becomes, becomes, becomes, becomes, becomes
A repetition of the phrase to emphasize the universality of the experience.
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Arnold Lanni, Michael Maida
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@thehighcouncil662
Who absolutely misses this era of this band?
@dipperdandy
The change from Spiritial Machines to Gravity completely lost me. They just sounded empty and boring. Terrible production. Cliche writing. I poked in every couple of years to check up but no. I felt nothing. Really peaked with this album, imo.
@chrisxavier3147
Anything older than the mid 2000's has a special place in my heart
@dipperdandy
@@chrisxavier3147 Yeah I basically stopped listening to new music around 2012. Maybe one or two new albums a year. It's weird, I used to listen to a new album EVERY DAY
@jeremyrowe8224
@@dipperdandy Every brand was shittier post 2000. I think thats when commercialism was 'perfected' and everything on mainstream music was just trash.
@eldios3666
Wowwwww feels like yesterday I was listening tot hear guys on the bear
@laurabarss3543
Kate Moennig🙌🏼😩😍 perfection
@user-qq8pp8ml2v
Yea ❤❤❤ Kate
@NICHOLEWILLIAMS123
Why can't they make rock like this anymore I miss hearing this stuff on the radio
@genedrakes686
Last week was very shocked to hear Treble Charger on regular radio! I have had Sirius since 2008. The 30 song pre set is best feature!!