Actual Life 3 (January 1 - September 9 2022) (Limited Clear Vinyl)

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An album of two distinct parts, the first half’s more sombre and reflective tone is epitomised by the slower, crushing ‘Kahan (Last Year)’, which sees Fred starting to open up and process his loss. “ I’m still trying to work it out,” he sings, before eventually coming to the gut-punch realisation that “ I know I can’t change it now… can I?” The contemplative ‘Tate (How I Feel)’, meanwhile, teeters on the edge of the dancefloor, lyrically pondering how he can carry on. Fred’s also aware, however, that these moments of clarity don’t last forever, and those engulfing dark clouds can return at any time. Accordingly, the sincere Bon Iver-style ‘Mollie (Hear Your Name)’ is the producer’s way of finding peace and trying to move on while learning to come to terms with the fact that it’s perfectly OK to feel how he did. “ I couldn’t see, over the hurt of me,” he considers, before concluding: “ I won’t feel ashamed, when I hear your name.” Dermot (All That I Got Is You), Kelly (Nightmare) & Clara (Courage My Soul) have different names on CD & digital version [Berwyn (all that i got is you), Kelly (end of a nightmare), Clara (the night is dark)]. Dermot & Clara are identical to other versions.