"Oh heart of steel, who let you in?" Breakup albums, or albums centered around the theme of a relationship gone awry S/D C/D etc

This could be severely induced and clouded (or shrouded?) by my own experience, but man, 2014 is the shit so far when it comes to great albums inspired by or centered around a relationship gone bust.

This year alone the records by Lykke Li, Sharon van Etten, and in some way FKA Twigs too (I think?) are modeled around his theme. And I had so many more albums to mention but forgot about them right now. They are defo out there. 2014 seems like breakups are inspiring a lot of great music.

Great breakup inspired or themed albums - not just songs, though if will shamefully confess to having heard Kayleigh on the radio today and enjoyed it in that melancholy way - list them here and discuss.

The Robin Thicke one from this year was one of these too right? Haven't heard it, gonna call a dud regardless

congratulations!

Nick Cave's The Boatman's Call is first to mind

Richard & Linda Thompson - Shoot Out The Lights

peter hammill - over is a preposterous (christ, imagine BEING his ex wife and hearing it) but fairly harrowing & sincere break-up record

magazine - the correct use of soap might be a better one though

That's just cruel NickB, what did I ever do to you? ;_;

Boatman's Call is a good one!

Marvin Gaye---Here My Dear

John Martyn - Grace & Danger

^ pretty dark stuff. 'hurt in your heart' is just aiieee

Great call. That shit is intense.

Spiritualized -- Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space
Bob Dylan -- Blood on the Tracks
Beck -- Sea Change
Bon Iver -- For Emma, Long Ago
George Jones -- Memories of Us and The Battle

Rolling Stones: Some Girls

Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love

oh well, obvious but:

Joni Mitchell---Blue
Willie Nelson---Phases and Stages
Marvin Gaye---Here. My Dear (great weird alimony album)
Lee Hazlewood---Requiem For An Almost Lady (first-pressed copy hand-delivered by messenger to the great Suzi Jane Hokom---Lee's Berlin, sort of)

oops, sorry to repeat the Marvin, k!

Sinead O'Connor - the Lion and the Cobra

The Afghan Whigs "Gentlemen" Poll

David Sylvian - Blemish

this is where 19 year-old me waltzes in to suggest Blur's 13 and gets chased out with sledgehammers, right

boys for pele

the last four Of Montreal albums

gbv isolation drills

trembling blue stars her handwriting

pretty much all the albums and 90% of the singles

Rolling Stones: Some Girls

― You and Dad's Army? (C. Grisso/McCain), Tuesday, October 7, 2014 7:02 PM (4 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

They seem to have gotten over their heartbreak by the second or third song.