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First [Ep]

by The Poetry Book

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Bruises 03:34
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She said: "I rather be a celsia rotting in the dark." and I'm yet to understand. She said: "The sun will shine again even when I die." But my hands were shaking in the dark. Where are you now? can you hear me now? As I'm calling you I'm calling you She said: "I'm gonna be all the things no one wants to be. So you can say goodbye to me." She said: "I rather be a celsia, can you understand?" but I'm yet to understand.
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Empty 03:32
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"Are you happy now?" You're asking me And I don't know what to say Because There's nothing on my books [About happiness] But all the songs I'm listening Are telling me That I should be Happy. So why am I empty? Were you happy back then? When we kissed under the moonlight And now it's too late It's too late for us "Are you happy now?" You are asking me And I don't know what to say Because There's nothing on my books [About happiness] Are you happy now? Are you happy now? Are you listening? Are you happy now? And all the songs I'm listening are telling me that I should be happy So why can't I feel it? I'm sorry I wasn't listening I'm sorry I wasn't listening at all
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Solaris [Love Dies At Dawn] 03:10
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There may be hope but not for us. The night is cold when you are lost in the dark. And when the time has come for us to go. The love you didn't give will be lost. And maybe then you'll regret The dawn.

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"Gritty noise pop that brings to mind The Lightning Seeds, early Jesus And Mary Chain and The Psychedelic Furs.

The lo-fi drum machine and single note filled guitar parts give "Bruises" a lot of charm. "Empty" is a much darker track delving further into the realms of noise while "Solaris (Love Dies At Dawn)" puts an evil spin on textbook Spector like girl group songs as the track has an underlying menace that's matched by few.

I love the overall feel of this E.P. As dark as it is there's an immense feeling of hope and determination throughout. "

- Dave Allison, Custom Made Music [ custommademusicva.com ]

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"The Poetry Book o lo que es lo mismo el duo que componen Chris W. y Soul R. nos muestra su carta de presentación con un EP de 3 canciones donde los sintetizadores adquieren un protagonismo esencial.

Bruises nos adentra en el noise pop con voz subyacente y ruido electrónico que para la ocasión se acompaña de un ritmillo melódico de lo más pegajoso. Empty supone una apertura, un universo más abierto que finalmente culmina en la sugerente Solaris (Love Dies At Dawn.)"

- Miguel Ángel Gómez Linares, Musiqueando.com

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"What I get from this is a pretty explicit venture into Pop. Where bands previously would try to blur the lines a bit, the Poetry Book owns their Poppy structure, but clouds each individual element to make for an explosion of sound that doesn’t assault you, but rather sweeps you up and carries you with their songs. It’s a cool approach that really makes you think about things like Shoegaze and Dream Pop a bit differently."

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released January 1, 2015

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