Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers

In a town where folks avoid wearing anything on their sleeves that might offer even the slightest peek at their frailties, frontman Matt Berninger staggers down side streets transcribing the language of his failed relationships. What separates him from the throngs of sadsack superstars and raises his personal pity party to a less solipsistic melancholy isn't necessarily his lyrics, his image, or even that he's not actually a superstar, but rather, his ability to implicate himself in the fray.

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