There is something so powerful about sorrow set to a tune. It is almost an appeal from the artist to his/her listeners; asking for support and recognition. Yet it is so personal: for every listener to experience their own emotions through the track.
Ben Howard's End of the Affair is not a song that you can forget easily. Beautifully written and composed, it delivers the emotion so well, it can move the happiest person to tears. The heart-wrenching lyrics are brought to life by Howard's soulful voice set to a slow guitar strum. The emotion is real - all too real; one that all of us experience. This is a track for those moments when "kindness has gone to bed" and everything seems designed to be against you. And then almost when despair is unbearable, the song picks up and the ambient sound changes. Howard moves from rejection to anger asking "what the hell love." The journey from hopelessness to rage depicts the very real processes of acceptance. Howard's genius--lyrical and acoustic stands out in this track.
If you are on the edge of hope, put on Ben Howard's End of the Affair.
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About the curator - Aarushi Aggarwal
Aarushi is a senior at college and is majoring in history and international relations. Her music library is as much home to jazz as it is to Indian classical. Her passion for discovering new music far supersedes other equally important things like finishing assignments on time. She loves dogs, coffee and chocolate.