''Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted'' is the twelfth studio album by English singer-songwriter

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. Recording started in 2019 and the album released on 8 January 2021 by Black Crow Records. All profits from the album go to Ecologi and Eden Reforestation Project, a nonprofit organization that works in

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Background

Before releasing ''Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted'', Passenger wrote and recorded his standalone record, '' Patchwork'' during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown, alongside producer Chris Vallejo and guest musicians Andrew Phillips (formerly of the band Passenger alongside Rosenberg) and Richard Brinklow. It was made along partnership with The Trussell Trust, an NGO that focused on food banks charity in United Kingdom. Mike Rosenberg confirmed that the album was originally in process of recording back before the coronavirus pandemic. Rosenberg stated that he spent most of time recording in Sydney. The initial release of the album was supposed to be in early 2020, but was later pushed back to early 2021 due to the

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Composition

Music

The idea of making ''Patchwork'' as a complete acoustic record made him tempted to give more sound varieties, thus later presented in ''Songs for the Drunk and Broken Hearted''. During lockdown making ''Patchwork'', several songs were later added in the album. Even though, due to his small-spaced home studio, the recording session was made separately. On 25 January 2020, "Sandstorm" was teased as an acoustic version on YouTube, and an acoustic version of "Sword from the Stone" was included as the first track on ''Patchwork'' (named as ''Patchwork version'').

Lyrics

Rosenberg stated that he wrote lyrics for the album when he was newly single, and almost related to his life; about being in breakups, drunk, and dealing with life in general. He added: "I think it's a very strange world we live in, and everything I experienced usually percolates around the brain box for a little bit and then gets channeled into the songwriting, so a breakup is no different. It’s a very extreme version of that."

Packaging

The physical packaging of the album, along with all CDs and vinyl sold via Passenger's official store, is made of 100% recycled materials.

Background

Composition

Music

Lyrics

Packaging

Track listing

Charts

Release history

References

Further reading