Oh Wonder - "22 Break"

The old RCS favourite Oh Wonder yesterday did a surprise announcement of a new album (out October 8th), and with it dropped the title track “22 Break”. While “22 Break” (the song) is an impactful and emotional song with the excellent production and subtle harmonies we have come to expect from the duo, it’s worth talking about what 22 Break (the album) is - a breakup album, one written with and by the person you’re breaking up with. Knowing that, 22 Break is almost certainly going to be a deeply emotional album. As Josephine Vander Gucht puts it, “We were just writing songs. We had no idea we were writing a break-up album.” Thankfully, the act of creating the album turned out to be a cathartic experience which ultimately saved the couple.