Track Listing

1. Technology Won't Save Us
2. Pace
3. Where Are You Now
4. Big City Rot
5. Twilight At The Hotel Moscow
6. Birds
7. Lost (She Believed In Angels)
8. Weightless
9. P.1 / P.2 (Cherry Trees & Debt Collectors)
10. Theme For The Mary Queen No.3

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #514257 in Music
• Released on: 2006-10-30
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: Import

Album Description
Limited Edition two CD digipak pressing of the 2007 release from Sophia, the full-time side-project from former God Machine leader (and Flower Shop Records label head) Robin Proper-Sheppard, featuring a bonus disc that includes acoustic versions of six tracks: 'Bastards', 'I Left You', 'Oh My Love', 'I'd Rather', 'Swept Back' and 'Pace'. Sophia began shortly after the untimely death of God Machine bassist (and close friend) Jimmy Fernandez. Robin's emotionally introspective songwriting began to sound nothing like God Machine, so he created a new musical outlet for these songs, eventually settling on the name Sophia. Originally compared to acts like Sparklehorse and Neil Young, Sophia have matured into something so much more. Flower Shop.

Customer Reviews

Stunning album
While I have no input better than the previous review, I would like to note that this is yet more essential listening material. Much the same way Catherine Wheel's Adam and Eve set a very high bar for the entire genre, this album has advanced rock, indie, alt, or even pop music to an intelligent and creative level not seen in too many years. Buy or download this, and do yourself a favor.

City Lovelost
Of all the Sophia albums this one bridges the gap between Robin Proper-Sheppard now and Robin Proper-Sheppard of The God Machine, his first band rendered defunct almost 14 years ago by the suicide of bassist Jimmy Fernandez. Where previous Sophia albums have relied on stark musings of death accompanied by Proper-Sheppards mournful strumming and sparse arrangements, this record follows on from what was suggested with 2004's People Are Like Seasons. Full band participation really fleshes out these songs of lost love, urban malaise and death, a theme Proper-Sheppard will probably always try to deal with. The guitars are louder, especially on the opening title track, the strings are prominent, the lovely Where Are You Now with it's repeated refrain sounding more and more desperate as the song builds and his voice has never sounded better. This is still quite "miserable" music albeit more dynamic than standard slo-core recording artists, however it's the kind of music that ultimately lifts you up instead of dragging you down.