Songs About Running Away

Invasionen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: EPITAPH RECORDS/ADA
• ASIN: B0000CD5GN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #429,143 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. No New Manifesto

2. Out Of Date

3. The Way Things Are

4. Alright

5. Left And Leaving Blues

6. Restating The Obvious

7. Going, Going, Gone

8. The Last Goodbye

9. Something Missing

10. 200 Reasons Why

11. Same Heart That Will Tear Me Apart

12. Desperate Attempts

Editorial Reviews

About the Artist

There’s so many singer-songwriter people out there," says Dennis Lyxzén. "They’re all super good at singing, and everything they do sounds really clean and super-tight and professional — and really boring. I wanted to do a singer-songwriter record that was more Black Flag than Simon & Garfunkel."

For those already familiar with Lyxzén’s high-energy work with groundbreaking Swedish punks Refused and The (International) Noise Conspiracy, the acoustic-based Songs About Running Away — The Lost Patrol’s followup to 1998’s Songs In The Key of Resistance — will probably come as a major shock. But when creative impulses collide with deep emotions, sometimes a person simply doesn’t have a choice in the matter.

"I wasn’t looking to do a Lost Patrol album," says Lyxzén. "I wasn’t like, ‘I want to do something different!’ It’s more like, something happened that made me want to do this record." Seeking solace in the aftermath of a bad breakup, Lyxzén found himself writing songs that were more personal than anything he’d ever sung before. "I was put in a situation where the only thing I could do was play acoustic guitar and try to express, try to make some sense of the mess I was in," he says. "I demoed a bunch of the songs, and a friend of mine said, ‘You should actually record this and try to put it out there.’"

Product Description

The Lost Patrol is the brainchild of Dennis Lyxzén from Refused/The (International) Noise Conspiracy in singer/songwriter mode. But don't expect your usual whiny middle-aged guy strumming some chords in an acoustic guitar. The sound is stripped down, yes, but this is everything but whiny.

You will find very well crafted songs that deal with Dennis' personal experiences ranging from soft spoken moments to the most cheerful upbeat (and yes! danceable!) songs like "Alright", written and performed with Lisa Miskovsky which will be released as the first single/video.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars it's ludicrously tasty, January 22, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Songs About Running Away (Audio CD)

this album is great, but if you're a really hardcore fan of refused and the (international) noise conspiracy, and are not into new experimentations and more acoustic sounds, then you should at least give the album a try. you may find it irresistably catchy(especially going going gone, my favorite so far)

3.0 out of 5 stars Less noise, no conspiracy. Just a busted heart., April 5, 2004

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Brett Lemke (www.maximumink.com) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Songs About Running Away (Audio CD)

Dennis Lyxzen and the Lost Patrol delve into glassy-eyed version of the singer-songwriter genre and incorporate a band with demure piano licks, softened drum beats, and the illusory effect of analogue equipment. An acoustic project from the folks behind The (International) Noise Conspiracy and Refused, "Songs About Running Away" is typical on the Indy-pop side of things, speaking of timid sensitivity towards women in a stressed yet detached situation. It's much mellower and laid back; and stands out as Lyxen's baby. He assembles musicians around him in a different fashion for each track, acting as the bandleader for this visibly depressed session. No two tracks feature the same sidemen, adding to the visible breadth of the compositions involved and the amount of time it took to record them. Appropriately, the album is on Burning Heart Records; a partner company of Epitaph.