albums coping with the death of a close person

landfill grungers Feeder's 'Comfort In Sound'

Rufus Wainwright's Songs For Lulu got a bit of a kicking critically, and it isn't one of his best but that's one of these. when he performed it live he did the full album, requesting no applause until at the end when he'd played it through. then he came back on for a big 2nd half set of hits/faves etc. a great idea IMO.

https://www.discogs.com/MoveD-The-Silent-Orbiter/release/5360967

Dedicated to Pete Namlook, as per the liner notes:

Dear Pete,

It's been a year now since the terrible and unexpected loss of your physical presence. Hardly a single day has passed without thoughts of you. Always took you for granted and the projects we would have in our pensionary days.

All I can say is, how proud I am to have had the opportunity to work with you intensively and to have you as a dear friend. Still wish I would have communicated this better, being a more reliable and present friend to you.

The music here, I was carrying around with me for a while - never quite knew where it came from and why I came up with such a dark and sincere piece. I always wanted to give it to you, but save it for the right moment - never would have thought this would be my requiem for you, until I realised that this is what it really is...

You're sadly missed by so many, but your music will resonate with us, hope you're listening, too - out there somewhere...

Love D
Heidelberg
2013-11-15

Current 93, Sleep Has His House – written in response to the death of Tibet's father

And the Myrninrest album for John Balance's death.

Temple of the Dog

X-Under The Big Black Sun (Mary Cervenka)

The Apartments - No Song, No Spell; No Madrigal (about Peter Milton Walsh's son who died of an auto-immune disorder 16 years before the album saw the light). It was my fave record from last year. Really touching a

string in my body.

A couple more from this year:

Thomas Cohen's Bloom Forever was written in the wake of the death of his wife, Peaches Geldof.
Okkervil River's Away was partially inspired by the death of Will Sheff's grandfather.

Tool's Aenima was dedicated to Bill Hicks. I suppose Radiohead's The Bends dedicated their record to him too, but Tool sampled him and incorporated him into the art. Certainly helped to introduce me to his comedy and philosophy, so I'm forever grateful.