Show Notes
"I won't let go, even if you say so"
This week, Evan torments* Alex with the debut solo album by The Wonder Years' Dan Campbell (in-character under the moniker of Aaron West and the Roaring Twenties) We Don't Have Each Other. Dan eschews his trademark pop-punk sound for a more folk-rock/roots aesthetic, whilst delivering a linear narrative primarily dealing with the aftermath of the divorce of a couple. The tracks also explore themes of isolation, guilt, despair, indecision, addiction and grief.
Post-Gap: Dad Rock Draft
*Alex was going through it.
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(TW: Drug abuse, self-harm, necrophilia, child bereavement)
(TW: this album and therefore this episode includes reference to themes such as trauma, drug use, abuse, prostitution, sexual violence, and violence against women)
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