#ghosts vi

Strangely Comforting Album of 2020:

Ghosts V: Together and Ghosts VI: Locusts – Nine Inch Nails

Though I like these albums, they’re still not ones I would listen to often. But what makes them endearing for me is how they came at a time when I really needed them. I was in a bad state of mind when lockdown started. Already depressed, now I was forced to stay in my house alone. I couldn’t see my family. My friends felt so far away. Out of nowhere comes this gift from Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. It gave me something to look forward to. Having that album was a relief. It allowed me to not think about COVID or how bad I felt for a little bit. Somehow it made me feel a little less alone. Digging into the new album filled me with an excitement 2020 stole from me. While it wasn’t the Nine Inch Nails album I wanted, it was the one I didn’t know I needed.