Courage/Marble Yellow Vinyl

Description

First reissue of Help!'s "Courage"! Released on Overdrive Records. Help's "Courage" EP centers on heartbreak and grief. Progress is seen as a succession of new hells. The band hopes it's better to love than to be right, while enduring the apparent lack of love and coherence in American culture. In short, the story of this album is about Ryan and Bim, whose lives were exploding and falling apart. Yes, it's a breakup album. Their vulnerability, expressed in these songs, became essential to their survival. Though deeply personal, these songs invite everyone to feel and grieve freely. After all, it may be one of the last freedoms we can enjoy in this ruined world. Courage. In the face of despair, in the face of those who pretend everything is fine, in the face of the end of what was supposed to last forever. Courage. For the band, "Courage" is a step towards a richer sound and an experience of honesty over safety. Their goal in everything they do: to remove the fear from decision-making, to act with rebellious joy, to refuse to dominate others. Do not hoard the gifts of the universe. Remember: the future is uncertain. The end does not justify the means. Solidarity now. If the goal is growth, success is an end. War and love are forms of death. This record illustrates the destructive nature of growth: on the planet, on the human spirit, on our ability to persevere.