![]() This emotional investment brings the album to life the anger and frustration literally jump out of the speakers on songs like "Legends," with its chorus of "Dumb ass you/and dumb ass me" and the ragingly emotional "After the Exorcism," and the ballads that provide respite from the moments of jagged intensity have a tense restraint and morose outlook that convey a palpable sadness and regret. ![]() ![]() Lerche channels his pain into some of his most direct and powerful lyrics yet, pushes his vocals to the point where they sometimes break, and infuses the music with a twisted energy on the uptempo tracks. Luckily for his fans, but not so lucky for him, his divorce from his wife of eight years proved to be the kick of inspiration that boosts his 2014 album Please beyond being just another perfectly fine album and into something raw, real, and memorable. Not that that would be a terrible thing many people have done much worse. Over his last couple of albums, Sondre Lerche consolidated a career's worth of jumping from style to style and became a focused, sophisticated singer/songwriter who seemed likely to release easy-to-swallow, hard-to-remember albums until he packed it in. Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
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