If being with Lawrence felt right given the reality of this new baby, then Issa could have stayed. There’s only the question of what decision resonates with Issa and what doesn’t. What does moving forward look like for you?Īnd so, in a situation like Issa and Lawrence’s, there is no right or wrong choice. Her decision to leave gave voice to the idea that we must always do what feels right for us. I think Issa’s decision in this episode was a celebration of that sentiment. But making decisions that are wrong for us can never serve us no matter how much or how little time we have. And sometimes we ingest this energy and fear, and we rush to make choices that don’t fit for us simply because we think we’re running out of time. It’s that energy that Issa seemed to take with her into her decision to part ways with Lawrence.Īs women, especially Black women, the world wants to convince us that we have an expiration date. That type of news adds a strain to any relationship, and relationships are already difficult enough.Īnd while I am team Lawrence ( while simultaneously also being team Nathan #makeitmakesense), I can understand and respect the difficult choice of moving on from something you love in search of a love and life that resonates with you more–especially as a woman in your 30s! So watching Issa do this was an empowering reminder to 30+ women that we can always choose us.Īs Issa reminded Molly during the episode, we still have time. No, it wouldn’t have been impossible for her to watch Lawrence go through the experience of becoming a father while still being by his side, and him by hers. Track listing Īll songs written by Moe Berg, except as noted.Screenshot of Insecure, Episode 1 Season 5. The two-and-a-half year interval between the release of The Downward Road and the band's previous effort, One Sided Story, was due to several factors, including the band's changing labels from Chrysalis to Mercury, waiting for producer Stasium to become available, and - finally - Mercury's shelving of the album for six months so it could be released in the new year. but the way records are made now is the way Ed makes them, with more sweating on the details." Ed, on the other hand, is more conventional. We all played together, and everything went down at the same time live, except for the vocals and guitar solos. The second was that Todd really went for the live thing.
Whereas the record we did with Ed almost took three months.
Berg explained the difference in recording processes: "We did the first record with Todd (Rundgren) in three weeks. The recording process marked a departure from the band's first two albums, Love Junk and One Sided Story, which were recorded in ten days and two-and-a-half weeks, respectively, at Todd Rundgren's Utopia Sound Studios in Lake Hill, New York. The album cover has several versions with different coloured backgrounds (red, blue, yellow and others).įor the recording of The Downward Road, the band spent nearly three months in Los Angeles under the direction of producer Ed Stasium. The album peaked at #36 on the RPM Canadian Albums Chart. The Downward Road is the third album by Canadian power pop band The Pursuit of Happiness, released in 1993. March 30 - Jat Sound City, Los Angeles, California