TWEEDY JEFF – TWILIGHT OVERRIDE CD3

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While Tweedy did not intentionally plan out a cohesive narrative for the album, the connections between the songs became apparent after a few listens. “I’m not trying to imply that I had this all mapped out as a story,” he explains. “The way that this ended up falling together and being arranged—it does tell a story that I think I wanted to tell. That’s what a process does for me. This is why it sounded right to me in this order, aside from tempos and music.”

Album opener One Tiny Flower is a propulsive and whimsical tale of a man who trips over a flower and dies. The song’s coda hints at the choral group singing present throughout the album. On Out In The Dark, Tweedy reflects on the songwriting process via a story about a planet without a moon. “There is no spark beyond belief,” he sings, likening sparks to creativity.

Stray Cats in Spain is one of the album’s most personal tracks. Tweedy comments, “The way the music all came together and sounds the way it does is better than I could have ever imagined. It sounds like mosaic and it smells like pomade.”

Finally, today’s radio single, Enough, is Twilight Override’s contemplative closer, and according to Tweedy, “a summation.”

“This is the light you’re working towards the whole record,” he says. “It is the light that just comes to terms with–okay, it’s never gonna be enough. It’s never gonna be fully okay. You’re never gonna completely fill yourself up with all this stuff you love. You’re endless, you’re deep, you’re insatiable… if you’re doing it right. Stop thinking so fucking much about things that you can’t control.”