Songs For The Broken Hearted

almost everyone has experienced love as well as heartbreak. the 10 songs that form the new windy and carl album are interpretations of those emotions that run the gamut from pain, anger and longing, to warmth, admiration and joy. started in early 2007 and finished in the spring of 2008 in the midst of some sudden inspiration, these songs are some of the best windy and carl have to offer, and a new mark in their ever-developing sound. the opening track addresses the denial of trouble at home, while the title of 'la douleur' ('the war', named after the marguarite duras book) is self explanatory. the touching words of 'my love', a song about the renewal of faith and hope, flows on to the genuine sentiment of 'forever'. the title of the closing track notes the idea that no matter how near or far two lovers are, they still exist on the same plane. a collection of love songs, whether it be a presentation of love gone wrong or new love in full bloom, the album is an expression of timeless emotion and universal feeling. we have all known love in our lives, and we have all known loss. this is an album that encompasses both and shares those feelings with the world. on kranky.