About this episode

The episode explores the themes of sadness and hope following the loss of a loved one through the lens of floating alt-folk music.

Between sadness and hope after losing a loved one: "Forever" is floating alt-folk with acoustic guitars embedded in shoegaze fuzz clouds.

Topics covered

• loss
• grief
• hope
• music
• alt-folk
• shoegaze

Keywords

• loss
• grief
• hope
• alt-folk
• shoegaze
• acoustic guitars
• music

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