On “Infinite Healing”, The Consolation
Project shows the world what it is to be new wave in the new millennia. I often like to refer to music as being “new
wave” or “that 1990’s kind of rock”, terms like shoegaze come up and I even
compare music to that of what was fitting for a movie soundtrack such as The
Breakfast Club or Pretty in Pink.
While “Infinite Healing” is a great example of
all of those, it is also a lesson in how music can change you as a listener and
as a person.
Often
times when I interview bands I’ll ask them or make some sort of reference to
their name. The thing is, with The
Consolation Project—I get it. And not
only is this a way for the music maker to console, it is also a means of the
listener’s reconciliation. That was
one of the first things that really drew me to this. I do believe that as a musician you should
be making music with a purpose.
Now,
please don’t hold this against me, but many of the songs by, say, The Beatles
were pop songs with very little meaning outside of love. But they can evoke emotions in you that are
important and so for that they remain as relevant as someone such as Neil Young
who has such powerful lyrics.
Hoping
I didn’t lose everyone on The Beatles comment, the idea of “Infinite Healing” pairs with the band
name quite well. So it should be no
coincidence that after letting this all settle in my brain for a while (And
after numerous enjoyable listens), I consider this album to take place in a
hospital.
My idea
is that at first, this person is singing to an unknown patient, but as we
progress the person realizes that the patient is himself. It might sound cheesy or cliché to say, but
when I opened my eyes to this album that is what I saw.
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