Dark Eyed Messenger

Folk · 2017 · 11 tracks · 45m

Dark Eyed Messenger

A haunting departure from guitar-led folk, trading strings for skeletal piano and eerie synths. A deep baritone voice narrating from the edge of a dream.

It sounds like Leonard Cohen recording a ghost story in a room with only a piano and a single candle.

A profound, nocturnal stillness that feels both comforting and slightly unsettling.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 45m

01

The Wish

4:51

02

Halfway to Andalucia

3:11

03

Silver Birch Tree

3:07

04

Little Breath

3:55

05

Valley of Tears

5:08

06

The Photographs

5:57

07

Unhappy Seamstress

4:51

08

Catherine in the Dunes

3:16

09

Lullaby to a Lost Astronaut

4:34

10

And So Goes the Night

3:03

11

Still This Desire

3:43

Moments Worth Waiting For

The way the piano notes on 'The Wish' hang in the air for seconds, decaying into a heavy, resonant silence.

The unsettling, spectral synth hum that underpins the narrative of 'Unhappy Seamstress'.

The transition into 'Lullaby to a Lost Astronaut' where the baritone reaches a near-whisper against a stark, cosmic backdrop.

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