We know about children's music. Catchy songs. Songs that sometimes go much deeper than expected.

You know, you're row, row, row rowing your boat, doing so merrily, and it turns out life is but a dream.

That's pretty deep. And sometimes children's music gets darker than you might expect.

London Bridge collapses. A baby in a cradle,

in a treetop, and when the wind blows, the baby comes down. We also know about the idea of the

inner child, the idea that we are influenced as adults by who we were as prepubescent kids,

how we lived, what love meant, our traumas, our joys.

So we know children's music, and we know inner child.

But have you ever heard inner child children's music?

Welcome to the show. It's Depression Mode. I'm John Moe.

I'm glad you're here.

Don't be afraid of the dark.

The lights have just been turned off

The lights are not on

They've been switched off

But don't be afraid That's Don't Be Afraid of That's Don't Be Afraid of the Dark by Kevin Drew off his new album Aging.

Kevin is a Canadian musician and songwriter and part of the acclaimed band Broken Social Scene.

Aging is Kevin's fourth solo album,

and it's about aging and grief and loss and love.

And it's for adults, let's be clear,

it's not a children's album.

But if you're familiar with the notion of inner child, it's in there.

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