As I mentioned before, a large portion of the stickers that I seem to be finding are promotional stickers for various elements of the music industry. Today's sticker is another example of this interconnection of stickers and music. One thing that is a rather fascinating part of this intricate relationship is the different ways these stickers are presenting their groups. Some are focused on highlighting the name of the band or group, putting it upfront and center to let the audience know exactly what they're looking at. Others highlight a logo of the group, typically an image that will draw your eye and force a little more interaction with the sticker. Often you really have to get in close to not only see the image but also the name of the group which is hidden somewhere. And others, like this one, require a bit more connection with the sticker.
At the bottom of the sticker, in a slightly different font, you can see the words In the Wake of Giants, well not really in this photograph but I have gone back to the pole to make sure I knew what I was talking about. Looking this up I got two results, a Pittsburgh band and a film about whales and the ocean. While there is technically that chance this sticker is tied to a film, it seemed terribly unlikely. Even though the band's website doesn't immediately connect the dots, validating that the sticker belongs to the group, you can see that they use the same font for the name on the sticker as they do on their site. Heading to their Facebook page did give me the vindication I was looking for in the end. Scrolling through their old posts I saw an announcement in 2012 about their upcoming sticker, which is this one...so yay. Listening to their last album "Forever", their sound seems to be in the same vein as Rise Against. Not quite screamo rock but a bit too harsh to be just rock. They describe their sound as post-rock/ post-punk, which I'm sure is true, I am by no means any sort of expert. It's not quite something I would listen to on a regular basis, I've wandered more towards the folky indie direction of alt-rock, but it definitely was an interesting listen. I think part of it is the concept of the album. Each song is named for a measurement of time and each I'm sure furthers this idea of how we measure forever, although this is a bit of a guess on my part as I had trouble making out many of the lyrics. I can't tell if In the Wake of Giants is still an active band in the Pittsburgh scene, their album is from 2012 and they haven't posted anything on their page since 2013, but I rather hope they are. I think what's always caught my eye about this sticker is the phrase. One of the reasons I listened to their album was to try and see why they chose this particular phrase for their sticker. I couldn't quite make out the lyrics on the album as I mentioned earlier, so I can't say I see the connection of the phrase with the group. But no matter the origins of the phrase "You should never see me like this" just connects with me. I admit part of it is probably my own reluctance to show my feelings during hard times. It's not because I don't think others can or want to help out, more just having to admit a sense of defeat in the situation. A little ridiculous I know but that feeling of being a burden on others bothers me more than suffering in silence. Granted I will reach out to friends and family when things start to get too bad, there is just that desire to solve things myself and to avoid dragging others down with me. And I think that's why this phrase gets me, it's not really about hiding from one's problems but minimizing it's affects on others.
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Maggie Ondrey
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