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San Francisco's favorite singer-songwriter/space cadet has returned to the home planet for his newest release Cellar Door . As his spacecraft touched down, thousands of loyal fans anxiously lined up outside of record stores to the hear musical renditions of his latest journeys via compact disc. Once the fans had attained their own personal copy of the transmission they quickly fled to their cars, homes, and places of work to hear the broadcast.
"So far it sounds like the John Vanderslice we all know and love," said one earthling, "the songs are still a fusion of rock, with those spacey electronic elements." Other fans agreed, and when asked about the lyrical content of Cellar Door , they responded by stating that much of the new content was autobiographical; stories about his home, family, and other personal struggles. Many of the fans were in agreement that Cellar Door was their favorite release to date, however, one angry gentleman contested that Vanderslice "was too wordy" and it bothered him that he "over pronounced each syllable".
Upon the first few listens fans were so intrigued by the musical composition that they didn't realize that the album had an overwhelmingly dark tone to it. Vanderslice reveals a much more lonely and fragile side. Within the song "My Family Tree", JV states repeatedly that he is alone in this world with the soft coo "my family tree is me". On the fourth track of the album, "They Wont Let You Run", Vanderslice also confesses to feeling trapped amongst the family that he does have. Within these gloomy themes contained on the album, we also find Vanderslice doing quite a bit of self-examination.
When asked to state a favorite song, one fan replied with "White Plains". "The song has the biggest sounding drums I have ever heard, and it's about unsuccessfully trying to flee from the haunting devils of the past... story of my life". Another fan was asked the same question and they responded with the track "Promising Actress". Upon further research, this song proved to be both beautiful in its composition, complete with bells and string arrangements, and moving with its lyrical content. Vanderslice asks the listener if they could "survive a look inside", and also reminds us that "sometimes a cowboy is just a man in a cowboy suit".
After briefly addressing the crowd, Vanderslice denied the allegation that the title of the album had a connection with the movie Donnie Darko. When asked what it did mean the audience was unable to hear Vanderslice's response due to the overwhelming sound of his spacecraft starting up and preparing to project back into orbit. One women however did offer this explanation: "the beautifully layered music serves as a blockade to keep those unwilling to discover what dwells in the darkness out... kinda like a cellar door." There is no official word on the accuracy of this interpretation and until Vanderslice returns to Earth, we may never know.
