Alongside Stars of the Lid, Windy & Carl are in many ways the definitive Kranky band, having been with the label for well over a decade and been instrumental in configuring that signature sound that's somewhere between drone, shoegaze and modern classical. Songs For The Broken Hearted is their fourth album for the label and, despite sticking with a formula the band have long since established, it's truly a work of heart-stopping beauty.

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