Regardless of how terrible life can get, there is truth in the statement that things will Get Better. While most people are looking for success, happiness, and love to make them complete, it's the small things, the particulars, which make life so wonderful.
Get Better is an album of the moments where the little things are absent, but it's hard to feel anything more than a slight glum because things will get better. It's not an album about sadness, but uncertainty, longing, and how to face those feelings. While they're emotions everyone has, these songs resonate soundly for people aged eighteen to twenty-five, when it's still okay to have crushes only to muff your chances with them. The album is an illustration of the time when we learn to accept and learn from our failures because things will, in fact, get better. Lemuria plays self-reflective rock that still allows you the space to giggle and be silly - songs written from a time when youthful minds are just beginning to take on adult thoughts. Think a less aggressive, more mid-tempo Jawbreaker or a less technical Hot Rod Circuit.
Musically, this is an album by a band that has grown into their sound. After an impressive collection of splits and seven-inch records that range in style, Get Better takes everything great about each individual release, upping the level of songwriting and musicianship, and combines them. Sheena Ozzella's voice is more powerful and emotive than ever, making ever line she sings packed with the frustration caused by confusion and remorse. Alex Kerns' voice has a calming affect, heady and throaty, almost strained. It's the voice of a man who has run out of ideas and the will to deal. It's not a voice of man who's given up, but a man whose learn to accept his life, knowing things will get better.
The songs range from full on rockers to wistful tunes, suggesting that even though the party was great, you didn't get his/her number and that's a tough thing to fall asleep to. Get Better is a collection of honest songs for awkward people who are afraid to show how much heart they truly have.
