''Medea'' (2007) is the debut EP by
Michou. It was recorded in two days by founding members Michael Hargreaves, Ryan Ard, Ryan Frith, Lucas Semple and Sasha Appler in the home of friend
Joel Bruyere and released on November 24, 2007.
The title of this album is an example of Michou's strong use of literary figures in order to complement the story telling of their music, just as their debut full length is named after the protagonist,
Prince Lev Nikolaevich Myshkin, in the novel ''
The Idiot
''The Idiot'' (Reforms of Russian orthography, pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform ) is a novel by the 19th-century Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. It was first published serially in the journal ''The Russian Messenger'' in 1868–1869.
The titl ...
'' by
Fyodor Dostoevsky
Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky. () was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist and journalist. He is regarded as one of the greatest novelists in both Russian and world literature, and many of his works are considered highly influent ...
. The song "The Queen's Line" touches on elements of
Kierkegaardian philosophy with the opening line "This is my infinite resignation".
Track listing
# "None The Less"
# "Careless"
# "The Queen's Line"
# "St. Mary's Park"
# "Untimely Event"
References
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2007 debut EPs
Michou albums