The album is a clarion call to link arms and stop traffic. It’s an ode to the kindness of old friends. A forlorn wail for the never-ending pursuit of peace. It’s a defiant sprint down an empty suburban street. A lament for the inexorable erosion of hills. A document of true love.
The title is a line from an Elizabeth Strout book called ‘Oh William!’. We’re all perfect and broken and we all have these stories beneath us and between us. We build lives upon lives and we leave things unsaid.
USA-style individualism and belief in meritocracy is flawed and harmful. That kind of thinking leads to selfishness, discrimination and indifference to the less fortunate.
Everyone works hard but only some people get lucky. Once we accept that, we can work with each other for good.