On today's edition of Flashback Friday's, we're going to be highlighting a record that came out in 2007.
2007 was an interesting year for music. I rejoined a band after spending two years not playing music or being in a band.
I was 23 years old, still trying to figure out who I was.
I think this particular year was kind of like the year 1995. I think the music landscape was changing a bit, especially within the scene. I think people were getting a little tired of sad and dark music with similar themes. People were craving something a little more upbeat, positive, and catchy.
This shift resulted in pop punk and pop rock really having a resurgence. Bands like All Time Low, Boys Like Girls, Mayday Parade, The Maine, and A Day to Remember burst onto the scene. Many with very popular debut records.
But I want to highlight a lesser-known band and album that came out in 2007. This is a bit of sad and dark record, too. Perhaps that's why people missed it. Even the title is a bit of a downer. The album I'm highlighting today is "Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather", the second full length from My American Heart.
Hiding Inside the Horrible Weather is My American Heart's second and final album, released on June 26, 2007, by Warcon Records. The album was produced by James Paul Wisner, and the artwork was designed by Don Clark of Invisible Creature.[1] Two music videos for the album's single "The Shake (Awful Feeling)" were released.
This was a band finding their sound and hitting their stride with their first fully realized album. The first album "The Meaning in Makeup" is fun and a good rock and roll album, but Hiding is them solidifying who they were as a band.
I love the eclectic nature of the record. There's pop rock, there's aggressive rock songs, there are speakeasy sultry blues-esque songs, and there are subdued tracks. This record takes you on a journey. The lyrics are introspective and somewhat dark. The singer must have been finding himself throughout the journey of writing this songs and you can hear catharsis and longing in his words.
