'Still Life' starts in a familiar universe and bubbles up into another. The shift illustrates an appetite for personal, political and stylistic change, boiling over. The song examines feelings of being worn down and halted by progress, stagnating both in society and individually. It is about breaking free from patterns of still life defined by cyclical, repeated forms of inaction, and predictable modes of conformity.
lyrics
In this indelible life
I’ve seen as much I thought I would
Not all tasks I tried to do in spare
There is a focus that loosens with wear
In intelligible air
I can see the picture without the frame
I know we all have a cross to bear
But I’ve been carrying this feeling around with me for a while
That I don’t care.
A while. Cared for a while
In intelligible air
I can see the picture without the frame
I know we all have a cross to bear
But I’ve been carrying this feeling around with me for a while
that I don’t care,
A while now
that I can’t figure it out.
heard of Wild Nothing as I am a big fan of Jorge Elbrecht's works. Took several listens for this album to grow on me but it's great and very cohesive! Jorge Elbrecht's production is essential to the sound!!! pj1517
Me and my friend used to go on drives all the time, and a lot of the time i asked what he was playing, and a majority of the songs were from Yo La Tengo. And since i went and listened to And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out i was fan. Never thought i’d buy one of their records for myself. violetstain
Jorge Elbrecht’s signature genre-blasting, with melodies and harmonies that are, as always, unexpected, lovely and lush. 60’s psych pop bleeding into 80’s jangle and UK indie... the same alchemy found in the best of Lansing-Dreiden and Violens. iandmychimney