Quite plainly, “Broken Things” is about the declination of a relationship. The song is an amalgamation of relationships songwriter, Koukol, had crumble over the last few years. All painful and confusing, tricky and emotional. Too often we’re told to stuff our feelings down and compartmentalize, but this song is a catharsis and outburst of emotions kept in for too long. It’s a whole journey of self-discovery through loss of a relationship, confined in one tune.

Broken Things

Young Water

Safari Room is the indie rock outfit and brainchild of Alec Koukol (Omaha-native, now Nashville-local). The new album 'Time Devours All Things' out February 23rd. 

“We’re not that different you and me,” Alec Koukol repeats throughout the swelling bridge of “Garden Talker,” and that line might as well be a mission statement for Safari Room. Koukol describes “human connection as a founding cornerstone” as the project’s ethos, and that message is a through-line for Safari Room’s entire discography so far. The band is known, particularly in Nashville, for their special brand of indie rock, their live shows and the sense of community that comes from singing Safari Room’s songs together. That’s Safari Room’s hope, and that’s what they’re going for on their as-yet-untitled third LP. These songs are the band’s biggest, boldest, and most personal yet; in other words, they’re Safari Room at their very best. - Zac Djamoos

Broken Things

SAFARI ROOM

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