The latest release Short Songs for Long Days by Cape Nowhere is a sweet ode to the Soviet space dog Laika who did not return from her mission. I didn’t know anything about this and googled it and read about it. It’s honestly a bit of a tearjerker. They take this poor dog who did not sign up to go on a space mission who was expected to die and died pretty fast. I suppose it’s nice this dog is celebrated with a statue but man that dog must have been “wtf are we doing? Where are we going”
At any rate the music here is short, warm and sparse. It’s also melancholy and beautiful in all the right ways.The album start with “Dream of Locks” which revolves around guitar and vocals. It’s soft yet poignant and is over very quickly. I liked the opener but “Going to the Moon” was gorgeous. There is more movement and it contains this reflective melancholy. Andrew Graham sings, “I'm going to the moon / Sleeping in the total darkness / Wondering was it all so bad.” Oh man just thinking about that poor dog in space all alone in darkness. It just pulls on my heart strings. Up next is “More Than One” which is the longest song at three minutes. It’s slow moving but beautifully delivered. Absolutely nothing is rushed. “Nothing” is a highlight. My interpretation was that it was about accepting nihilism. “And the Light Came In” is another highlight in the batch. The guitar picking is crisp and delicate on this song and sort of reminded me of the group Madredeus. “For Laika” contains some piano and is a bittersweet send off. I really thought the topic here was a unique and original way to harness emotion. It worked very well not only because of the topic but because of well crafted songs and the way in which they were delivered.
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