Twilight Override

„Twilight Override” is a triple album of songs centered on themes of time, aging, fear, and “making peace with something ending.” “If we’re looking at the word ‘override,’ what am I overriding?” Tweedy says. “I mean, twilight’s beautiful . . . but you need to override your fear of it.” (New Yorker)

I love this album from start to end. In these times of democracy dying in darkness and Israel‘s terrible war crimes we have a voice here that never fails. I am careful with phrases pointing to „the healing power of music“, but these songs offer some sort of consolation and elan vital, in spite of everything.  There are some echoes from The Beatles to the Velvets, but the music is never bathing in nostalgia or escapism. Deep stuff, fine lyrics, songs to dive into again and again. Twilight Override will rank among my favourite song albums of 2025, along with Luminal by Brian Eno and Beatie Wolfe, Lucrecia Dalt, Jonathan Richman and few others. Don‘t forget to dance! (m.e.)