Claude says:Adam Granduciel spent two years rewriting this thing into shape, scrapping entire versions weeks before deadline — the original "An Ocean in Between the Waves" didn't have the vibe he was after, "Suffering" had to circle back to the first demo. The paranoia and depression he felt coming off tour became the record's emotional spine, wrapped in Springsteen-sized Americana and 80s FM shimmer that critics couldn't stop putting on year-end lists. You had a couple stray plays in 2021, but it didn't really take until August 2022, when "Red Eyes" and "Burning" pulled you in for a concentrated run.