Sea Of Worry

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"Sea of Worry" is the third studio album by American band Have a Nice Life, released on November 8, 2019, on the Flenser. It is their first album to feature a full band. The album was announced by the band in August 2019. Shortly after the announcement, on the 27th, the band released the title track as a single. Three other singles were released in advance of the album: "Lords of Tresserhorn", on September 17th; "Science Beat", on October 15th; and "Dracula Bells", on November 7th. Two of the tracks, "Trespassers W" and "Destinos", were re-recorded versions of songs that appeared on their 2009 compilation album Voids. Dan Barrett had been working on producing "Destinos" by 2006 at the latest, according to a blog post. The album has been described as more straightforward and accessible than the band's previous two LPs. Similarly, it is significantly more polished and has higher production quality, a departure from the band's typical lo-fi sound. The album takes influence from several genres, varying from track to track. Songs like "Sea of Worry", "Science Beat", and "Dracula Bells" have been compared to post-punk, new wave, and gothic rock. "Lords of Tresserhorn", according to Marika Zorzi of New Noise Magazine, "seamlessly blends their sweeping shoegaze/post-punk/experimental sound" in a way reminiscent of their earlier releases, while Bill Peel of "Kill Your Stereo" noted a post-rock influence. The album also features an instrumental track: "Everything We Forget". Much like the band's previous releases, many songs feature lyrics about depression. Moreover, several songs discuss religion, particularly Christianity. "Dracula Bells" and "Trespassers W" both feature lyrics critical of the religion, while "Destinos" begins with a recording of a preacher lecturing about God sending sinners to hell. The name of the track "Lords of Tresserhorn" is a reference to Magic: the Gathering.

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