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False Names
Singer-Songwriter · 2016 · 5 tracks · 19m

False Names

A cavernous baritone anchors five tracks of noir-stained indie folk. Reverb-heavy piano and slow-burn arrangements create a cinematic, nocturnal intimacy.

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It's like Leonard Cohen fronting a slow-burn indie band in a haunted cathedral.

A heavy, nocturnal intimacy that feels both deeply vulnerable and cinematically vast.

Tracklist · 5 Tracks · 19m
01
False Names
4:01
02
Santo Spirito
4:00
03
Kings
4:17
04
We Won’t Cry
4:37
05
The Grape and the Grain
2:51
Moments Worth Waiting For
The way the percussion enters on 'Kings' like a distant, rhythmic heartbeat beneath the massive vocal presence.
The sudden, choral-like layering of voices during the climax of 'Santo Spirito' that feels like a secular prayer.
The stark, skeletal piano opening of 'The Grape and the Grain' that highlights the gravelly texture of his lowest register.
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