{"product_id":"love-of-life-lp-red-vinyl","title":"Love Of Life [LP] (Red Vinyl)","description":"\u003ch2\u003eWatashi Wa - Love Of Life [LP] (Red Vinyl)\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Watashi Wa released The Love of Life in 2003, they were still teenagers-wide-eyed, sharp-tuned, and riding a wave of earnest emotion that hadn't yet calcified into cynicism. It was a moment where melody still mattered and optimism hadn't gone out of style. Twenty years later, the album remains a cult favorite among fans of thoughtful pop rock, spiritually-inflected emo, and that golden moment of early 2000s Tooth \u0026amp; Nail creativity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eProduced by GGGarth (Rage Against the Machine, Chevelle) and recorded in Vancouver, The Love of Life is a polished yet heartfelt set of melodic rock songs with just enough bite. Critics at the time praised it's \"sugary pop hooks,\" it's \"tight, focused energy,\" and it's emotional directness-a rare burst of sunshine in a genre better known for shadows. And it lands with \"waves of cathartic chord progressions.\" From the buoyant opener \"All of Me\" to the wistful optimism of \"With Love From Me to You\" and the shout-along catharsis of \"Joanna,\" the album balances self-awareness with sincerity, offering singable refrains that never sacrifice depth. It's a record that sounds like a long drive with the windows down-feel-good power pop with heart-on-sleeve lyrics, lean guitar lines, and a frontman (Seth Roberts) who never fakes a note. Lost in Ohio is thrilled to reissue The Love of Life on vinyl for the first time, freshly remastered and pressed on transparent red vinyl. The updated package features new and restored artwork and thoughtful liner notes from Roberts himself, looking back on an album that helped define a scene-and a season of life. The album was prepared for vinyl by Christopher Colbert (Pedro the Lion, Nathaniel Rateliff) at National Freedom and cut to lacquer by Lex van Coeverden in Amsterdam.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eTracks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1 All of Me\u003cbr\u003e2 At It's Finest\u003cbr\u003e3 The Air I Breathe\u003cbr\u003e4 With Love from Me to You\u003cbr\u003e5 Smoke Signals\u003cbr\u003e6 Joanna\u003cbr\u003e7 Everything\u003cbr\u003e8 Always Is a Place\u003cbr\u003e9 How She Sees\u003cbr\u003e10 Her Dress\u003cbr\u003e11 Clear\u003cbr\u003e12 Life Is Beautiful\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Watashi Wa","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62526976393546,"sku":"762183996425","price":6.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/goldenspiraluk.com\/products\/love-of-life-lp-red-vinyl","provider":"Golden Spiral Vinyl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}