Stories Of Our Lives By Dear John Letters
Quirky Rockers Craft Minor Masterpiece
This collection of sing song lyrics driven by stream of consciousness recollections and poetry from ex girlfriends is an album wrought with desperation that speaks for those that have ever asked "please show me a sign." Ranging from easily absorbed pianos to forays into crunchy riff rock (with songs like Hitting Below the Belt and Kings and Queens) the album weaves a masterpiece for those in the know. Bipolar displays McCartney-esque harmonies while capturing the essence of a Zoloft romance, and Creation Myth is just that, expressed in gushing streams of consciousness augmented by dreamy guitar licks. The album features a nice blend of "plugged" and "unplugged" songs, all seeming to move towards the ultimate conclusion that relationships are fucked up, we're hardest on ourselves, and hindsight is 20/20. Drowning, a depressing song keeping with the albums motif is cleverly masked as a pop song, but careful examination of the hook "Don't fight the drowning/The struggle only makes it worse" quickly reminds us what this is all about. Finally the album concludes with the track For the Sake of Love which may be the perfect song for sitting in a hotel room with a bottle of Whisky and a shotgun.
Released in 2003, Stories of Our Lives standout tracks include : You Always Win, Drowning, Disappointed, and Creation Myth.
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