Why the softness matters
B2BAL spends much of its runtime arguing, remembering, defending and surviving. My Angel matters because it lets the armor come off and shows what the harder records were still trying to protect.
A late-album temperature change where fatherhood, distance and vulnerability interrupt a long stretch of conflict.
B2BAL spends much of its runtime arguing, remembering, defending and surviving. My Angel matters because it lets the armor come off and shows what the harder records were still trying to protect.
Track 16 creates breathing room before the final run of ambition, identity and larger social questions. It also reminds the listener that fatherhood is one of the emotional compasses underneath the entire project.