''Beneath Medicine Tree'' is the first full-length album from
Copeland. ''Beneath Medicine Tree'' features a heavy
medical
Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of health care practic ...
theme. Aaron Marsh admits that the lyrics in this album were inspired by the hospitalization of his girlfriend and the death of his grandmother. The album booklet includes photographs by then-bassist
James Likeness of
hospital scenes.
Marsh cites that, "With ''Beneath Medicine Tree'', I wanted to make a record that moves people, while with ''In Motion'', I wanted to make a record that makes people move."
described "When Paula Sparks" as the
emo
Emo is a rock music genre characterized by emotional, often confessional lyrics. It emerged as a style of and hardcore punk from the Washington D.C. hardcore punk scene, where it was known as emotional hardcore or emocore and pioneered b ...
centerpiece of the album, "being one of
he emo genre'sdeepest and richest examinations of grief."
Track listing
# "Brightest" – 2:05
# "Testing the Strong Ones" – 3:36
# "Priceless (For Eleanor)" – 4:50
# "Take Care" – 4:10
# "When Paula Sparks" – 4:54
# "California" – 5:26
# "She Changes Your Mind" – 3:48
# "There Cannot be a Close Second" – 3:38
# "Coffee" – 4:46
# "Walking Downtown" – 3:06
# "When Finally Set Free" – 3:55
The title track, "Beneath Medicine Tree", was not included in the final release of this album, but was instead re-written and released as "Love Is a Fast Song" on their second album, ''
In Motion''.
References
Copeland (band) albums
2003 debut albums
Albums produced by Matt Goldman
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