He spent nine years in the latter, however, powering his way through songs called Widespread Bloodshed and We’re F’n Evil. “Whatever brain disposition that lets you know you’re in a dangerous situation, I don’t think I have,” he says, shrugging. No, Bruner says, it wasn’t weird returning to the recording and hearing his late friend’s voice booming around the studio again. It’s just a clear picture of who we were.”Bruner says Distracted is “the sound of me choosing happy”. If it occasionally sounds troubled or downcast, well, “choosing happy is a hell of a process”.

Source: The Guardian February 14, 2026 03:32 UTC