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Evripidis and His Tragedies is the alter-ego of Evripidis Sabatis. The “Tragedies” are the devastating, confessional, self-sarcastic and often darkly humorous pop songs that draw on his classical piano training, queer sensibility and storytelling skills to examine and ultimately own up to the vicissitudes of life.
“Melancholia” was written as a piano piece in 2014, a few weeks after Evripidis suffered a homophobic attack in his hometown Athens. It parallels the story of Lars Von Tiers’ movie ‘Melancholia’ with the singer’s own personal reality after the incident. It was reworked as a synth anthem, complete with a choir-driven bridge and a final chorus that connects it with Evripidis’ earlier work. The lyrics describe the struggle to remain afloat while spiralling down the void of depression, not without a certain sense of humor and a ray of hope. The female voices-all Evripidis’ personal friends and partners in crime in the Barcelona underground scene-serve as a Greek choir that empowers the narrator to keep fighting.
