Lou Barlow - Reason To LiveAfter decades on the road and the never ending hustle of life as an artist, Lou Barlow has tapped into a new confidence in the chaos. In 2021, the concept of balance feels particularly intimidating. Now more than ever, its clear life isnt just leveling out a pair of responsibilities. Instead, were chasing after a flock of different ideals with a butterfly net. On Barlows new solo album, Reason to Live, he has come to an understanding of that swirl

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” the reluctant call for a requisite breakup during the smoldering “Ana

supported by BBC Radio 1’s Jack Saunders and Gemma Bradley

and throughout these varied moods and tempos is heard the constant fire of Latin rhythm

so Kenny might as well join her new band on keyboards

a track that contains one of the album's two curious references to ballet dancer Nijinsky (the other is in Muscle in Plastic)

and (naturally) the rallying cry of KoolBrave himself - the Kool-Aid Man-as-Braveheart avatar the band adopted as their symbol

The album has a raw

is finally here

Mike needed to go to another dimension in his mind

classics like ‰ÛÏChove Chuva

They have freed themselves only to be trapped again and again