O has made a name for herself in the movies lately, earning an Oscar nomination for her original work in the Spike Jonze film Her last year, and it seems Crush Songs is much more in that light and lonely vein.

The tracks were all written and recorded in 2006 and 2007, inspired by a particular time in her life. "When I was 27, I crushed a lot," O said in a press release about the album. "I wasn't sure I'd ever fall in love again. These songs were written and recorded in private around this time. They are the soundtrack to what was an ever-continuing love crusade."