Ben Kweller announces first album since son's death, unveils new song "Optimystic"
Briefly

"This is the most personal, emotionally raw project I've ever worked on. When Dorian died in 2023 I was overcome with the need to make music. I didn't care what came out of me because it was the only way I could find peace in my earth-shattering grief."
"It's hard not to focus on everything I've lost and in the depths of my sorrow I realized that something was gained. I can only describe it as an additional layer in the spectrum of understanding. My highs are higher and my lows are lower."
"Cover the Mirrors is helping me cope with my new reality and these songs are part of that journey. 'Optimystic' offers a preview of that emotional rawness and those lower lows as Kweller describes a moment of defeat."
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