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	Venice is Sinking   [back]                    Sorry About the Flowers
Hailing from Athens, GA, the five-piece Venice Is Sinking specializes in lush, anthemic orchestral pop with occasional dalliances into both the Americana and experimental. Venice Is Sinking makes songs about moving out, breaking up, moving on, and dead pets. Sorry About The Flowers is an album that reflects the personal upheavals that surrounded its making: the band lost a beloved practice space to gutter punks, Lawson and Troupe ended long-term relationships (and began one together), and, in the biggest blow, Troupe lost her brother. The album loosely revolves around an exploration of spatial and situational transition, the power of location, and the hopeful side of loss. Since its recording, the band has gone through yet another period of "transition" as keyboard player Alex Thibadoux packed up and moved to NYC and was replaced by James Sewell. Lawson and Troupe ended their now two-year relationship as well. People have described the Venice Is Sinking "sound" as slightly dark, pretty pop music, heavy on the strings and keyboards. Reference points mentioned have included the Cure, Galaxie 500, Low, Hetch Hetchy (whom none of the band members has ever heard), Ida, Hugo Largo, and the Delgados.