In her own work, Gertrude Stein attempted to parallel the theories of Cubism, specifically in her concentration on the illumination of the present moment and her use of slightly varied repetitions and extreme simplification and fragmentation. A lot of this technique trickles into Roddy's songwriting. My first impression of the band's lyrics really reminded my of Hemingway, and it's only logical that they both derived the style from the same place (ie Gertrude Stein).
In her own work, Gertrude Stein attempted to parallel the theories of Cubism, specifically in her concentration on the illumination of the present moment and her use of slightly varied repetitions and extreme simplification and fragmentation. A lot of this technique trickles into Roddy's songwriting. My first impression of the band's lyrics really reminded my of Hemingway, and it's only logical that they both derived the style from the same place (ie Gertrude Stein).