Somewhere between the second verse and the chorus, MILLEN JR stopped writing about a relationship and started writing about a solar system. Same thing, it turns out. Somebody runs hot. Somebody can’t stay away from them. Somebody swears she’s harmless. Somebody’s showing off their rings.
MAKE SPACE is twelve songs set among the planets, and it won’t tell you which is which. Some name themselves in the last line. Some never do. One rolls along on its side and reckons that’s fine. One got voted off the list and is still here, still true, still expecting an invitation. And one stays home on the ground, keeping the porch light on until you splashdown.
It’s a love album. It’s just a long way from the ground. Nothing falls, nothing rushes. There’s room being made, and someone deciding to stay.
Bring factor fifty.
