Current Joys のボーカルのNick RattiganのWikipediaを読んでいたら、
Rattigan has revealed that he suffers from a form of generalized anxiety disorder.
という一節があって、その参照のオリジナル記事に飛んだら、こんなことが書いてあった。
I suffer from deep-seated anxiety. Throughout writing this record, it peaked at debilitating levels. My mind consistently assumes the worst and I am trapped inside these dark holes, leaving my nervous system in a constant state of fear. The situations always differ, but certain symptoms remain the same: The pain in my chest, the incessant repetition of thoughts, and the isolating of my close friends. It is usually impossible to break out of this hole, so I turn to music. ‘Fear’ examines my daily pressures with anxiety, while also providing a cathartic release through the synth driven chorus. The powerful synths break the building pressure of the song into an escape from the dark worlds, real or imaginary, I have created in my head. If ‘Warm Jets’ is a dance with the past, then ‘Fear’ is an anthemic outcry for the future.
まあ、わからないところがあれば、google翻訳をすればいいと思うが、簡単に言うと、かなりdeep-seated anxiety、深くて、心にこびりついた不安にやられていた、といったところだろうか。
そんなわけで、どうして、こんなにも、『A Different Age』というアルバムが気に入ったのかわかった気がした。