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Updated · Showbiz411 · Jul 27

Carly Simon Unveils First New Album in 18 Years as 83-Year-Old Details Parkinson’s Battle

Updated

Updated · Showbiz411 · Jul 27

Carly Simon Unveils First New Album in 18 Years as 83-Year-Old Details Parkinson’s Battle

Q: What hidden messages about betrayal and forgiveness are buried in Carly Simon's new single recorded amidst her health battle?

The buried message in Carly Simon’s new single “Howl” is that betrayal must be fully felt and voiced before forgiveness is possible. Simon herself described the song as living “in that space between betrayal and forgiveness,” saying anger has to be released so it does not “sit and simmer.” In that sense, the song’s emotional arc is the message: it begins with hurt and accusation, then gradually moves toward letting go. Rather than endorsing bitterness, “Howl” treats rage as a necessary stage on the way to healing. The lyrics reinforce that idea through catharsis. Framed as a message to someone whose trust has been broken, the song urges them to “howl,” “roar,” “wail,” and even “call love a liar.” Those lines are less about revenge than emotional release. Simon suggests that suppressing betrayal is corrosive, while expressing it honestly can clear the path to forgiveness. That subtext carries added weight because Simon recorded the song while confronting Parkinson’s disease and other health struggles. The wider album, Comes in Waves, is described as deeply personal and shaped by themes of grief, anger, memory, healing, and renewal. Against that backdrop, “Howl” can also be heard as a broader statement about surviving pain without being defined by it. So the hidden message is not simply that someone was betrayed. It is that broken trust can be transformed: anger should be acknowledged, expressed, and then released, making forgiveness an act of strength rather than denial.

3 articles · Updated · Showbiz411 · Jul 27

August 14 brings "Comes in Waves," Carly Simon’s first album of all-new material in 18 years, alongside a public letter explaining her recent absence.
Simon, 83, said she has been learning to live with Parkinson’s after worsening mobility led to a Mayo Clinic evaluation; she is also managing arthritis after three joint replacements.
Basal cell carcinoma surgery on her face, along with fatigue, stiffness, anxiety and apathy tied to Parkinson’s, pushed her to withdraw from public view and limit album promotion.
Music became the structure that carried her through treatment, she said, and the album was recorded during that period; new single "Peaches" arrives Thursday night.