Sarah McLachlan has been more than Better Broken, First Album, and Nester of the Sky (exclusive) in 11 years

Sarah McLachlan spent much longer making her 10th studio album even more broken – about 11 years.

In fact, the title of the record arises on Friday, September 19th, which originates from the oldest song written 13 years ago.

“It never made it on my last record. We didn’t finish it so we forgot about it. I think we’ve used up the time,” the “angel” musician, 57, tells people.

As the record progressed, the notion of “better broken” continued to emerge from McLachlan.

“We as humans are messy and we have to overcome many challenges in our lives, but to get on the other side and still be a whole is really strong and life-affirming,” she says of the title.

Ultimately, the idea of ​​”regeneration of the self” became a recurring theme for the 11-track LP.

Produced by Tony Berg and Will MacLellan, Better Broken features a duet from McLachlan and Muna’s Katie Gavin.

McLachlan was looking for the right voice for what would become their duet. “It reminds me.”

“We wanted to turn our traditional duets to our noses, to be another woman who thinks about the political and social environment and thinks about Lilith,” she said.

McLachlan said, “I really loved her voice. The juxtaposition of the two voices is really beautiful. That’s what I search for. How do these two voices add value to them?”

McLachlan’s inspiration for the song came from somewhere unexpected series Yellowstone.

“I went down that rabbit hole during Covid and fell in love with that cowboy culture a bit,” she recalls. “I thought, “I want to write a cowboy love song.” That’s where the song comes from. ”

For the “fallen” musician, Better Broken allowed her to lean into emotional confusion.

McLachlan, who shares her daughter, Indo Anne, 23 and 18, with her ex-husband Ashwin Sood, has recently become a nestor of the sky. “It’s a nester in the sky…everyone in the last three months whenever I’ve started leaking,” she says.

Better Broken sees him tackling the life-affirming act of overcoming human clutter, the challenges and coming back to himself.

There’s something better broken now.