The Candle And The Flame

 

Most of you will know that Australian guitarist, singer and songwriter Robert Forster became famous as a forming member of The Go-Betweens, one of the superbest bands from the 80's that made a few albums that are still highlights which I come back regular. The Go-Betweens were history when Grant McLennan died in 2006. After this Forster made some albums that were also far above the average of songwriting tradition and I always was happy when he released a new album. Now he released The Candle And The Flame, a new album filled with songs for his wife Karin Bäumler who is married to him since more than 30 years. The close relationship of the couple was put to the test in 2021 when Bäumler was diagnosed with cancer. The songs on this album are filled with memories, hope and tragedy of the last decades of their life and many may call them simple but for me I seldom heard better songs about love and optimism during the last years.

The Morning

Today is the first day it feels me to get up again, after last Wednesday a dreadful cold has made my days spend sweating in bed. You might know how it is when your totally out of power and the only thing you can eat is hot chicken bouillon because nothing else tastes. So I spent the last days sleeping or watching television and I got the news there that Robert Forster is going to release a new album after five years. The only song I heard was The Morning, a song you might expected from him but every song is something special. Probably he could read some psalms and it would be great.