Brendan Benson

And then, of course, CD sales I think started crumbling in 2001, and so it was a very fraught time.

Despite all the talent Isaac signed, including The French Kicks, Brendan Benson, and most notably The Walkmen, it wasn't easy to keep an indie label afloat.

As cool, in quotes, as Startime was, and some people truly loved those artists, including myself, of course, but I didn't have the breakout of a Bright Eyes or a Death Cab for Cutie.

I mean, definitely not a Strokes or a Yeah Yeah Yeahs.

It's not something that I say in jest Cause we're different from all the rest In my eyes And I ran out before But I won't do it anymore Can't you see the light Warm heart, we just need some time apart And everything will be okay Oh no, not again Why does it always happen? It seems like every other day They're too quiet, I'm too loud Now we've hit a storm cloud I'll see you on the other side Old habits, young ways Maybe we're just in phase But we can say we really tried You know it really shouldn't be No, it really shouldn't be And if we can only see it this far Well, I hate to say it, but it's obvious I'm telling you, girl, there's no future for us All talk, no action, so what's the big attraction? Don't tell me it's just because All work, no play, don't wanna go on this way I wanna go back to the way it was And it really shouldn't be this hard You know it really shouldn't be You know it really shouldn't be And if we can only take it this far Well now we've got to end it before it's too late The love that is left turns quickly to hate Cold hands, warm heart We just need some time apart And everything will be okay

That was Brendan Benson with Cold Hands, Warm Heart.

Benson says the title came from a fan who shook his hand after a show and casually used an expression he had never heard before.

Cold Hands, Warm Heart.