Description
DESCRIPTION
Vinyl LP pressing. 2018 release. As It Is' 12-track concept album, entitled The Great Depression, tackles themes of mental health and societal decline in the era of social media. The album's lyrical narrative drawing parallels between the Great Depression of the 1930s and the state of the world today. The album title is partly a reference to the historical period, partly a comment on modern pop culture's fixation on/obsession with sensationalized bad news, and partly a reference to the societal quagmire we live in today. As It Is was formed in 2012 in Brighton, England, and signed to Fearless Records on 2 October 2014.
Stage I: Denial
A1 The Great Depression
A2 The Wounded World
A3 The Fire, The Dark
Stage II: Anger
A4 The Stigma (Boys Don't Cry)
A5 The Handwritten Letter
A6 The Question, The Answer
Stage III: Bargaining
B1 The Reaper
B2 The Two Tongues (Screaming Salvation)
B3 The Truth I'll Never Tell
Stage IV: Acceptance
B4 The Haunting
B5 The Hurt, The Hope
B6 The End.
