Let’s Eat Grandma have made shape-shifting pop bangers and psychedelic, synthy power-pop since the duo formed nearly a decade ago. “Hall of Mirrors,” their first music since their 2018 album I’m All Ears, was a cascading and brilliant return, but their newest song has the two musicians shifting gears completely. It’s called “Two Ribbons,” and it’s a delicate ballad that reconciles with the changing shapes of relationships. It also happens to be the title track of their newly announced third album, which is out April 8 via Transgressive.
The vulnerability of “Two Ribbons” is gorgeous. Over a thumb-picked guitar melody and blunted electric guitar, Jenny Hollingworth sings about the gutting recognition that change is inevitable even when it’s unclear what the aftermath might look like. “I want to find the answer / But I can only be your best friend / And hope that that’s enough,” she sings. “Because there’s nothing you can do at this point over / They say it’s like the rains that come down in October.”
“‘Two Ribbons’ is a song I wrote to, and about, two of the closest people in my life, and how my relationships with them shifted over time through loss and life changes,” said Hollingworth in a press release. “It touches on the isolating experience of grieving, our powerlessness in the face of death, and the visceral emotions of grief.”
Listen to “Two Ribbons” below and pre-order the album here.
