Darling Waste
The Manifest Destiny Rebellion
Distributed by
10-34 Records
Genre: Emo/Contemporary Rap
Check out Darling Waste at www.darlingwaste.com
Reviewed by Jon Minners
Tired
of that Christmas cheer? Can’t stand hearing those catchy Christmas
tunes on the radio right now? Why not shut off the lights, pop in a CD by
Darling Waste and wallow in self pity while you slit your wrists cursing out
the name of the last girlfriend or boyfriend who dumped you.
Depression is just one word to describe Lance Williams, the owner of 10-34 Records who has put out this emotional downer of a CD called The Manifest Destiny Rebellion. Not to say the CD isn’t good…it is just something no one should sit through entirely if they want to be able to think happy thoughts after it ends.
I enjoyed the music on the CD; the piano, strings and percussion drums that permeate the 12 tracks and Williams’ voice is very different; a little nasally, sing-songy and very rhythmic – he makes the tunes catchy, despite being depressing. It’s a unique sound and rather enjoyable.
The CD starts off letting the listener know exactly what he or she is in for. This is not a song/This is not a melody/This is just another attempt at a sincere apology...and then later in the same song…This is not a song/These are not my words/This is simply me saying sorry to a girl.
The
first tune caught my attention because of the sincerity behind it. You could
tell this guy has probably been hurt and the rest of the CD plays out like a
letter to the one he has lost.
Track two, entitled Learn to be Happy, is really sad. It captured my heart, because of how easy it was for me to relate to the words. I heard that you kissed him/on a lonely wooden bench/behind a cemetery/where my martyrs laid to rest/I cannot believe this is happening to me/I thought we’d be forever/and I’d learn to be happy. Again, it is the melody that really drives the song.
I looked for happy songs, but titles like Drive Away, A List of Demands, Sorry Even Matters, Tour Vans and Neurosis and I Love You…Ger Away From Me really didn’t scream out shiny happy people holding hands and even titles that did turned out to be rather disturbing.
I will be fine/I will not miss her/I’ll just spend the night in my bed with some scissors/They’ll snip where she slept and they’ll cut where she kissed/I’ll carve the word nothing while I am not missed/and I will be fine. – I Will Be Fine
And Life is So Rad’s lyrics state, I want to make you sad/I want to make you cry/I want to make you fell the way I feel inside.
Only the final track, Blind and Screaming seems to offer some hope, possibly putting a positive spin on a life so sad, but even this song could be considered disturbing when you hear the previous material.
Depressing music can be fun. Everyone likes to listen to depressing songs when they break up with someone. Remember Brenda Walsh listening to Losing My Religion over and over again on Beverly Hills 90210 when she broke up with Dylan? We all do it. It’s our little bit of satisfaction to listen to other people’s misery. So, this CD has its merits. There are some great songs, but maybe a little too much sadness. Next time, mix it up a bit, but until then, I encourage everyone to give Disturbing Waste a listen. Just lock the sleeping pills away when you do.
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