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March 23, 2009 Simon Templar
Santa Ana Songwriter Releases Lo-Fi Gem
The Sky Catching Fire - Santa Ana
Local songwriter Thomas Monroe decided to get himself Protools and a Laptop for Christmas of 2008. 2 months later he put out The Sky Catching Fire - Santa Ana, a 10 song lo-fi gem that reflects life in a city of art, tramps, open mics, carjackings, gang shootings, stabbings, junkies, jailhouses, and competing mafias. The water tower by his house says "Downtown Orange County". But it's not quite Disneyland.
The lyrics are penetrating, ranging from insightful to melancholy. On "Stars Are Papercuts", Monroe sings:
"I think stars are papercuts on the hands of God in his lonely hour, mailing letters to himself". Other highlights are "Three Daisies", "The Out", and "Golden".
To make this release a classic, I would just like to see it in vinyl.
The Sky Catching Fire - Santa Ana is available on iTunes.
- Neorevolutionary Press
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The Sky Catching Fire - Santa Ana (10 songs) 2009
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The Sky Catching Fire plays edgy acoustic alternative gems that touch people with insightful lyrics and a wistful melancholy reminiscent of PJ Harvey, Ugly Casanova, John Lennon, Nirvana, Ani Difranco, Tom Waits, Pixies.
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