anyways, i think if you go into HS3 with expectations and needing direct analysis of what the record is about… you’re going to be sorely disappointed. harry’s house feels like an abstract creation of harry’s rambling mind, for the most part, both sonically and lyrically. and i think it was meant to be received and digested in that way. the record seems to focus more on the soundscape and the feeling that soundscape gives you more than the words themselves. and i feel much more connected to harry through the shifting tones, production, and melody this record cycle. there definitely is bits of autobiographical flare here, but the observance, character studies, and overall personification of sound that sits at the forefronts of the album feels very pointed this time around. as i’ve theorized from the beginning, the entire concept of harry’s house seems to revolve around harry’s mind when it comes to emotions, self-expressions, actions, rambling thoughts, identity, human nature, observations etc. it’s a culmination of his mind, and that’s why its so hard to directly assign meaning to it. it wasn’t meant to be experienced that way. take from the record what you will, but how it made you feel is what will linger— and i, ultimately, think that’s what harry’s house is meant to express all along.
For Harry fans who are digging ‘Music for a Sushi Restaurant’, I’d like to recommend JC Chasez’s 2004 album, Schizophrenic.
As the name suggests it’s fairly chaotic and melds a few different genres. Not every song is a winner and some of it may sound a little ummm retro (2004, remember?) but the vibes are very similar.
