Lyrics as Poetry #5
215 x 140 mm, 104 pages
Los Angeles, US
Editor/Publisher: Sara Noelle
Editor: Erik Hayden
Design/Art: Nicolle Jaffe, Piknik Press
After an extended break this beautiful little music magazine is back, celebrating lyrics and listener’s responses to them. It offers a unique approach to music, posing the question, are lyrics poetry?
The theme this issue is ‘Dreams’, and features lyrics from 24 songwriters, including small interviews and notes, giving insight into their thoughts on dreams and individual creative processes. Additionally, 22 writers and journalists reflect on songs like Frank Ocean's ‘Ivy’, ‘Leave’ by R.E.M, ‘Take This Waltz’ by Leonard Cohen and ‘Downbound Train’ by Bruce Springsteen.
On the Journal
Our review of issue two: ‘Taking seriously the notion that lyrics convey the emotions present in the music, it’s delightful to read them in such a paired-down form. Stretching across genres, and with lyrics ranging from the understated to the ever-so-slightly cringe, there were plenty of songs in there that I wasn’t familiar with, and which I could just read, as poetry.’
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