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Today's Morning Edition music features "Picture" which is the title track from a new album by the Minneapolis-based orchestral indie rock band We Are The Willows.  

The band's lead singer and principal songwriter is Peter Miller. 

The songs on the album are drawn from more than 350 letters that his grandfather wrote to his grandmother during World War II

We Are The Willows hosts a CD release party tomorrow night at the Turf Club in St. Paul.

The Minneapolis-based orchestral indie rock band hosts a CD release party for "Picture" on Saturday night at the Turf Club in St. Paul.

Today's Morning Edition music is from "Picture" which is the title track from a new album by the South Minneapolis-based orchestral indie rock band We Are The Willows.  The band's frontman and primary songwriter is Peter Miller.  He says the songs on this album are drawn from 350 letters that Peter's grandfather wrote to Peter's grandmother while he was stationed in the southwest Pacific during World War II.  We Are The Willows will host a CD release party tomorrow night at the Turf Club in St. Paul.

Love letters inspire new album by We Are The Willows

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