‘When and How It Happened’ is far from your average rock record. It is, in fact, an unconventional account of an intricate marriage, a journey into Erin Sydney and Jeremy Rosenblum’s polyamorous relationship. Now, this is a theme that will likely divide readers, but we would like everyone to notice the couple’s vulnerability and openness, both qualities that helped their marriage through hard times. Together, Sydney and Rosenblum front 37 Houses, a gritty and noisy rock outfit based in San Francisco.
‘When and How It Happened’ is the group’s latest album, a powerful musical diary of the highly nuanced, raw emotional process undertaken by Erin and Jeremy. In fact, the whole project serves such a purpose, functioning as a cathartic release of sorts for the American pair. It’s like musical therapy, so to speak. It does seem to be working, since they are still together to this day.
Delving deeper into the highly introspective and peculiar lyrical ethos that propels the record, we are told: “Written over 18 months about the process of learning to be, and not be, polyamorous in a developing marriage. The songs were written as the events transpired, and they capture the raw emotions of deeply personal moments. Neither person knew how this would end while it was being written.” We appreciate the striking realism contained in the album, something that we certainly don’t see every day.
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