first time I listened to this album, I was lying in bed, feeling very alone and vulnerable. it was pretty cold and dark out, seasonal affective disorder time of year. trying to calm my nerves from panic attacks and stuff. I was kind of dozing, and the music was good and all, but this one suddenly crept up on me. like, so many crescendos are cheap, but this one is earned. Warren's tone is so emotionally fraught and frayed edged, but so restrained with it.
it overwhelmed me completely, because it feels genuine, not a contrived attempt to replicate emotion. it's as if a relatively closed-off friend breaks down whilst talking to you.
