Another Sort of Someone

This album is a true hodge podge. Where, when, and how the songs were recorded, when they were written - it's all over the map. What shines through despite the different answers for each song is Caryn's ability to speak truthfully in her song writing and deliver them with emotion. Each song offers great hooks. The album is spectacular, and if you listen to it in comparison with her previous 4 releases (Second Chance by Caryn Feder, Majestic Tranquility by Falling Stars, Running, Pacing & Learning to Crawl by Falling Stars, & Angst, Love, Hate, Hurt by Frankenstein's Alibi) you will get quite a sense of a process of musical growth. Track 1: Out Of My Head is the first ever ska song Caryn has professionally recorded. On this track she plays and sings every single thing you hear. Call her a Billy Corgan if you must (well, of course with more hair). There's electrical sounds employed that make it seem like she is speaking about being trapped in a Mario-like game; a game called love. And she keeps losing because the villain won't let up; ie. The ex won't get out of her head. This is also the first ever song you can hear Caryn playing trumpet on! This song was recorded in a Long Island, NY studio and was recorded to appear on this album. Track 2: My Hero (or not) was recorded with Frankenstein's Alibi bandmate Jenn Harris, who sings lead on this track. Jenn can also be heard singing lead on 'User' and 'Rude Awakening' off of Frankenstein's Alibi's Angst, Love, Hate, Hurt album. It was written when they were still in Frankenstein's Alibi together, probably all the way back in 2004-2005 school year. With some convincing, Caryn was able to save the song from oblivion and get Jenn in a studio in NJ (same one Caryn's album Second Chance was recorded in) with her to record it for this album. The song is about the betrayal and confusion felt when someone wants to be your friend out of nowhere after treating you like dirt. Track 3: This House Ain't A Home is a song of brokenness, emptiness and loneliness, and the only thing that seems to be sustaining the broken hero is their love for their significant other. The chorus pleads 'Please help me, I lost everything I own. These friends aren't real, this house ain't a home. I could die any second, oh, the way I'm feelin' now. Just let me hold you and know that you're alive. Feel your body as I quiver inside. 'Cause only you can save me now, only you can save me.' This was recorded in a studio in NJ. All the tracks are Caryn. It features a very cool instrumental break, almost reminiscent of old (good) Metallica. Heavy and melodic. Track 4: So I Say was recorded with a band that was known as Lunch Box Buddies that Caryn had during her Grad studies. Cassagnol Leonidas does some of the guitar and keyboard work heard, as does Alex Ashmun. They also sing background in the verses. The song was recorded in a studio in Long Island, NY. There are two different distinct feels presented in this song; an arpeggiated, weepy verse, and a groovy, danceable, upbeat chorus with some Janis Joplin soul. Turn this one up to 11. Track 5: You're Wed, I'm Dead is about being friends with someone you are madly in love with and not being able to tell them because they are seeing someone and it would also make things weird. The main character in this story acquaints their beloved's wedding day to their own death sentence; 'as you kiss your bride, I kiss my dreams goodbye.' It features a vocal duet and an excellent guitar solo by Al