The Modern Game (2018 Version)

The Modern Game (2018 Version)
Mark Sheeky
2018

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Track List
1. Beginnings (01:49)
2. Beyond Mars (03:09)
3. House Of Glass (03:12)
4. Looking For A Lover (03:44)
5. Masculinity Two (04:11)
6. The Trees (06:26)
7. Love In A Hopeless World (03:44)
8. Two Kinds Of Animals (04:19)
9. All The Broken Flowers (03:16)
10. Notes From Space (03:48)
11. Coming Back To Earth (05:53)
12. The Stars (04:47)
13. Endings (01:49)

About This Album
The Modern Game was Sheeky's first album of pop/rock songs since The End And The Beginning. The songs are thematically connected to modern life, social media, and the impact of technology on society.

Beyond Mars is the studio version of a song Mark first performed for ArtsLab on RedShift Radio. House of Glass is about the act of laying one's life open for all to see. Looking For A Lover and Masculinity Two concern gender roles, The Trees is about the social pressure of platforms such as Twitter.

The Modern Game consists of electronic-pop as in earlier albums, but other more naturalistic songs are here too, with a more loose and organic feeling than before. Overall, this album builds on the poetic expression of Sheeky's live performances, such as Cycles & Shadows and his work in Fall in Green.