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Music: Brandes: ‘The Distance Between Dreams’ – A Personal Journey Through Music and History

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Peter Bradley, the former Labour MP and author of The Last Train – A Family History of the Final Solution (2022), has ventured into music with The Distance Between Dreams, his debut album under the name Brandes. The album is a deeply personal exploration of love, loss, and legacy, intertwined with the weight of Bradley’s own family history, which was shaped by the Holocaust.

The name Brandes, reclaimed from his family’s lost heritage, signifies a reclamation of both personal history and artistic identity. Bradley’s music blends folk, indie rock, and poetic storytelling, drawing from influences like Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and Joni Mitchell. The result is an album that’s both raw and introspective, offering a reflective look at personal and collective histories.

Tracks like Please Don’t Call, with its haunting strings and sorrowful organ, and Like a Dagger, a confessional song about heartbreak, showcase Brandes’s ability to merge emotional depth with musical simplicity. From The Higher Groundoffers a politically tinged indie-rock anthem, while Song for Mordecai weaves historical themes into a poignant narrative of Jewish resilience, using traditional Middle Eastern instruments to evoke the song’s cultural depth.

Brandes’s shift from politics to music represents a new phase in his creative life. The Distance Between Dreams is a reflection of personal history and universal emotions, offering a blend of the intimate and the timeless.

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