S for 7

s for 7 was conceived on the road, and born in the air somewhere between dublin and moscow. far off lands features 8 songs written and performed by gerard michael maccarthy who explains: "th songs capture personal states of mind (and heart) influenced by the relationships i'd got enmeshed in, and the many intriguing, dangerous, and predominantly seductive characters i’d encountered in ever-evolving, head-spinning cities like moscow, st. petersburg, belgrade and rome. in most cases, i escaped unscathed, just about alive enough to tell - or want to tell - the tale. while some of the songs reflect 'bitter epiphanies’ that an idealistic outsider and sometime-exile will always face and - even when ironic - they are all optimistic. each time the protagonist picks himself up and lives to fight another day, no matter how deep the cuts run. the darker more resilient songs are more about the consequences of wanting the wrong person (you were so sure you wanted), while the brighter ones