4/3/2023 0 Comments Strays dont sleep![]() ![]() Or as Hubbard puts it:”I feel at the heart of this EP there is a story about looking in the mirror to find the way out. Modern living has told us we are participating in a story that we don’t have control over, that we must believe certain things to find our value and belonging. And their reunion has created beautiful music of reconciliation and hopefulness during our current era of despair. Music seems to have the power to heal old wounds. These events compelled the two men to record and release this vital music on A Short Film for a Long Story.įinally, Hubbard and Ryan indicate they do not plan to wait fifteen more years to work together. And then came the strange world circumstances, such as the coronavirus pandemic and U.S. But maturity and wisdom helped bring them back together when they wrote these songs in October 2019. Ryan has explained that there was a foolish and youthful divide that emerged between the two. Speaking of reunion, listeners may wonder why there was a 15-year hiatus from Strays Don’t Sleep music when the duo still had such wonderful music to share. Even though Strays Don’t Sleep may have intended to track a divide and reunion, I found my own connection to the music for my current moment. And finally with the last two songs, I heard the hope for a future of finding a new life and love. Then, through the instrumental “A Woman Running,” I heard escape. ![]() In the music, I heard my friend’s situation through the first song recounting a person losing themselves in a bad situation. I found comfort and hope through the trajectory of A Short Film for a Long Story. For example, while listening to this EP on repeat play the last few weeks, I have been worrying about a friend in an emotionally abusive relationship and these songs brought comfort. One of the reasons I love great music is that it can speak to listeners in different ways, even though the artist may not have intended those interpretations. At its heart, though, “I Walked Away” leaves open room for hope. Ryan’s weary voice on lead vocals in “I Walked Away” highlight the plea of the singer being so close to the edge that he might never return. himself, and how losing that battle affects others.” Ryan has also said the song is about “the dangers of being an asshole.” More specifically, Ryan and Hubbard explain that the opening song “I Walked Away” is about reclamation: “It’s a song about man vs. ![]() The new four-song EP features what Ryan’s website calls the pair’s “own brand of earthy, cinematic indie-folk.” Ryan and Hubbard envision the music as a soundtrack to a montage featured in an art film, steeped in themes of “perseverance, reclamation, and an embracement of the joys of being alive.”įrom my listening, Ryan and Hubbard seem to use the EP format to track a relationship through troubles and reunion. Ryan continues creating engaging music as a solo singer-songwriter, while Hubbard became a successful Nashville producer. Since the release of their self-titled Strays Don’t Sleep debut, Ryan and Hubbard have gone in different directions. The wonderful four songs on the EP complete a story arc through an atmospheric soundtrack of hope for troubled people in troubled times. Untreated, lazy eye can cause permanent vision loss.Matthew Ryan and Neilson Hubbard, who released a self-titled album together as Strays Don’t Sleep in 2005, have reunited for the EP entitled A Short Film for a Long Story. It's often the most severe type of amblyopia.įactors associated with an increased risk of lazy eye include: Deprivation amblyopia in infancy requires urgent treatment to prevent permanent vision loss. A problem with one eye - such as a cloudy area in the lens (cataract) - can prohibit clear vision in that eye. In some children lazy eye is caused by a combination of strabismus and refractive problems. Glasses or contact lenses are typically used to correct these refractive problems. A significant difference between the prescriptions in each eye - often due to farsightedness but sometimes to nearsightedness or an uneven surface curve of the eye (astigmatism) - can result in lazy eye. This imbalance can cause the eyes to cross in or turn out, and prevents them from working together.ĭifference in sharpness of vision between the eyes (refractive amblyopia). The most common cause of lazy eye is an imbalance in the muscles that position the eyes. Muscle imbalance (strabismus amblyopia).Eventually, the eyes' ability to work together decreases, and the brain suppresses or ignores input from the weaker eye.Īnything that blurs a child's vision or causes the eyes to cross or turn out can result in lazy eye. The weaker eye receives fewer visual signals. Lazy eye develops because of abnormal visual experience early in life that changes the nerve pathways between a thin layer of tissue (retina) at the back of the eye and the brain. ![]()
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