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So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness
Rock · 2003 · 11 tracks

So Much Staying Alive and Lovelessness

Joan of Arc

Fragmented urban vignettes told through dry acoustic guitars and dense studio layering. A quiet, restless exploration of city life and internal distance.

February 4, 2003 · Jade Tree

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A restless, urban meditation that balances intellectual distance with sudden bursts of vulnerable storytelling.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
On a Bedsheet in the Breeze on the Roof
6:17
02
The Infinite Blessed Yes
4:27
03
Perfect Need and Perfect Completion
5:36
04
Olivia Lost
5:17
05
Diane Cool and Beautiful
3:44
06
Mr. Participation Billy
2:21
07
Mean to March
4:48
08
Hello Goodnight Good Morning Goodbye
2:45
09
Dead Together
4:09
10
Madelleine Laughing
4:15
11
Staying Alive and Lovelessness
3:08
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition from the crowded apartment narrative into the expansive, shimmering guitar bridge of the opening track.
The jarring, rhythmic delivery of violence in Mr. Participation Billy set against a deceptively steady instrumental pulse.
The final title track's slow dissolution into a meditation on summer memories and sensory details.

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