“There’s real beauty in the everyday of those songs,” Rosenberg says. It’s agile guitars and folksy refrains, the kind of adult pop that bespeaks heartbreaks of all kinds, right there next to our feet, or the table over a solo meandering of bar counter castaways. And in Passenger’s trademark brand of soul-baring vocals and touching, no-frills lyricism, we sink into an old familiar intimacy. I write probably most days if I’m honest,” he tells me. “I think it’s the job of a songwriter to write about whatever is going on in their life.” Joking that his life is “insufferably boring,” Rosenberg remarks on his penchant for writing songs from the perspective of others but as seasons come and go in his own life, he chronicles them all. At some point, his four-year-old cat Charlie (“He’s like a little teddy bear”) makes an appearance. Blokey and down-to-earth, he is speaking to me from the countryside in Brighton. “Life breaks a lot of people’s hearts one way or another,” Rosenberg explains. The record, in this way, is more like a valentine to the tales of everyday characters, as they float about thematic pub-nights and hazy ballroom dancefloors. In “Suzanne,” an older woman reminisces her youth in the music video for “Remember to Forget,” an elderly man dances in glassy stupor in a near-empty pub. It’s easy to characterize Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted as a breakup album, but that would hardly capture the record’s full narrative scope - a mise en scène that builds up a universe around its cast of actors and their many-faced heartaches. How many times can I tell you You’re lovely just the way you are Don’t let the world come and change you Don’t let life break your heart Don’t put on their mask, don’t wear their disguise Don’t let them dim the light that shines in your eyes If only you could love yourself the way that I love you – “ The Way That I Love You,” Passenger And in hindsight, I think it was actually something subconsciously, sort of saying goodbye to it, you know?” Rosenberg says. “I wrote before the breakup, and I kind of just assumed it was a really sweet little love song. Opening track “Sword from the Stone” bristles softly at its introduction, a love letter to the inevitable line of inquiry that fills our heads in the wake of a now-absent lover: “ How’re you feeling sweetheart? / Are you moving on? / Are you sleeping okay? / Or do the nights go on and on?” while fourth track “The Way That I Love You” is all affectionate lyricism and serenade of what is, perhaps, the universal sentiment of “If only you could love yourself the way that I love you.” Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted – Passenger Emerging out of a breakup, the record is a blanket of dust and broken hearts, of just-dried tears and nostalgic smiles toward a relationship recently past. Since 2009, Mike David Rosenberg has swept the folk pop scene with regular, prolific output, and his twelfth studio album, Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted, is a mood-saturated collection of love’s hangover. His music continues to touch people’s hearts even after all these years.Passenger doesn’t write songs for the casually in love. With his heartfelt lyrics and unique sound, he has captivated audiences around the world. Passenger is one of the most successful singer-songwriters of our time. His latest album Patchwork is a collection of old songs that have been reworked and reimagined for a new audience. Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted was critically acclaimed for its intimate lyrics and heartfelt melodies. Passenger's latest albums are Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted (2020) and Patchwork (2021). In 2019, he released a collaborative album with British singer-songwriter Birdy entitled Young as the Morning Old as the Sea.Latest Albums In 2017, he released a cover of David Bowie’s “Let’s Dance” with Sheeran. Passenger has collaborated with various artists such as Ed Sheeran, Birdy and Izzy Bizu. Passenger's breakthrough came in 2012 when he released his third album All the Little Lights which featured the hit single “Let Her Go”. His debut solo album, Wide Eyes Blind Love was released on and was followed by Flight of the Crow in 2010. He released five albums with them before going solo in 2009. His early career saw him performing in different bands, including the band Passenger with Andrew Phillips in 2003. Early Career and Rise to FameĪt 17, Passenger started going to open mic nights, playing original songs, and busking in the streets of Cambridge. Passenger was born Michael David Rosenberg on in Brighton, England. He is best known for his hit single “Let Her Go”, which peaked at number one in many countries in 2012. Passenger is an English singer-songwriter and musician.
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