How Psychedelics Influenced Noah Gundersen’s Latest Album, ‘Lover’

How Psychedelics Influenced Noah Gundersen’s Latest Album, ‘Lover’

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It’s not every day at World Cafe that we start our session with a disclaimer, but here’s one: Today’s conversation with Noah Gundersen includes some talk about psychedelic drugs and their influence on Gundersen’s latest album, ‘Lover’. Disclaimer out of the way, psychedelic drugs are just the jumping-off point for a conversation about the songs on Gundersen’s rich, exquisitely crafted album. ‘Lover’ addresses a transformative year in Gundersen’s life, one that included the end of a romantic relationship and the realization that Gundersen’s parents, who raised him in a conservative, right-wing home in rural Washington, are now what he calls “truly progressive.“