As on their 2015 debut 'White Water', The Slow Show’s new album 'Dream Darling' contains dramatic songs about love, death, failing and loss. Deeply affecting songs, which may move the listener to tears. Choirs and colliery brass lend The Slow Show a distinctly northern sound, with Rob Goodwin's rich baritone reminiscent of Lambchop's Kurt Wagner, though with a different accent. Their touching lyrics are often biographical. “Sometimes inspiration comes directly from decisions or mistakes we've made,” says Goodwin. “And sometimes, suddenly it is triggered by love or loss. Life changes constantly. Sometimes sadly, sometimes unfairly, and then again sometimes for the better. It was this constant change in our lives that inspired the recordings and hope and optimism have prevailed in the end." So 'Dream Darling' may report of personal failures, from showdowns and blows of fate to the mishaps of life, but the end of the day there is always hope. "It’s ok. Everything is changing, but it is nothing to be afraid of,” says Goodwin. “This realisation has informed us on this album."