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The Lovemakers - Misery Loves Company
- “Misery Loves Company” from The Lovemakers is a record crammed with songs that will cleave themselves to listeners’ minds, and it will take them weeks if not months to get them out of their heads. Formed in 2002 by Lisa Light and Scott Blonde, the band brings forth a new wave sound and modernizes it for the next generation.
The title track has a futuristic and catchy rhythm to it. It blends pop and the new wave beat seamlessly. Light solidly sings about holding her beloved’s affections captive, but this alliance doesn’t seem to be a healthy one for either participant. “Starin’ at me that way. Your tears could fill up this room. I still have nothin’ to say. You are my prisoner…Misery loves company. You claim that you don’t know cuz of your situation.” The downbeat drum and guitar work add to the sullen message of the song.
On “Whine & Dine” there is booming drum work in the intro, conceivably aided by a synthesizer since it echoes to a certain pith. The beat is sunny, though, and has an 80s pop feel to it as Blonde slyly croons about being out of control and unable to reign in his emotions. “I can barely see. I can hardly eat. Tryin’ to figure out what to do. You girls drive me crazy, when you’re actin’ lazy. Here’s a little lesson for you.” Blonde’s voice is ultra calm as he lets out this directive of craziness, but the muted tempo with which he delivers each line will rivet listeners.
On “Naturally Lonely,” Light returns to the microphone and in a vitriolic tone croons about her partner no longer being a part of her life when she gave all of herself to him. Her vocals have a resentful bend to them that could indicate to listeners that she doesn’t wish to be on her own and she is becoming increasingly bitter about it. The occasional crude lyric emphasizes her bitterness as she sings such words such as, “Lights shine on me. Bind you blind me. Oh honey can’t breathe. Make time rewind. F**k all the damn time. I loved you only…Waitin’ for love to come home…Now my head keeps its own company.” The slow build-up in the intro could signal to listeners that her abhorrence for her ex is about to boil over, yet Light is tentatively keeping it in check.
The Lovemakers’ “Misery Loves Company” has melodic rhythms about love that is gone and just how enraged the band is at that outcome. Though many of the songs are upbeat in their pace, which is an inconsistency to their introspective lyrics, listeners might find that intriguing nonetheless.
Reviewer: Sari N. Kent
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Reviewer's Rating: 9.5
Reader's Rating: 10.00
Reader's Votes: 1
Added: 14-Jul-2007
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