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It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense
Pop · 2016 · 10 tracks · 35m

It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense

Ingrid Michaelson

A heavy, cinematic exploration of grief and resilience. Michaelson trades her signature ukulele for lush synths and grand, piano-led catharsis.

August 26, 2016 · Cabin 24 Records

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A courageous and cinematic journey through the stages of grief, balancing heavy sorrow with soaring resilience.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 35m
01
Light Me Up
4:07
02
Whole Lot of Heart
3:45
03
Miss America
3:33
04
Another Life
4:13
05
I Remember Her
3:29
06
Drink You Gone
3:40
07
Hell No
2:54
08
Still the One
2:32
09
Celebrate
3:29
10
Old Days
4:04
Moments Worth Listening For
The explosive, stadium-sized synth swell that anchors the chorus of Light Me Up.
The devastatingly sparse piano and cracking vocal delivery on I Remember Her.
The rhythmic, defiant hand-claps and sass that drive the breakup anthem Hell No.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does It Doesn’t Have to Make Sense sound next to the rest of Ingrid Michaelson's catalogue?

Grief+3.2σ

The writing leans far further into grief than the rest of the catalogue.

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