Wendy's releases emo album for parking lot listening

Somewhere in a Wendy's parking lot tonight, someone will stare through a windshield, dip a fry in a Frosty and contemplate the meaning of it all. 

Now that person has a soundtrack.

Wendy's released a six-track emo album Wednesday titled "Songs to Listen to in a Wendy's Parking Lot." The company said it was inspired by fans who have long used its lots as a backdrop for documenting life's emotional moments from the comfort of their cars, and by the recent resurgence of emo and pop-punk.

The chain said it wanted to do the genre justice. Wendy's said the album was made by real musicians, not generated by artificial intelligence, and that it partnered with respected artists from the e...