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To Be Frank
Pop · 2001 · 11 tracks

To Be Frank

Nik Kershaw

A pivot from digital sheen to organic warmth. Intimate acoustic guitars and piano-led arrangements frame some of Kershaw's most vulnerable and mature songwriting.

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It's Nik Kershaw without the synthesizers, and it turns out the songs were even better than we thought.

A warm, autumnal reflection on life's bruises with a resilient, quiet dignity.

To Be Frank · vs · Nik Kershaw
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It runs notably cooler and more held-back than this artist's baseline.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Wounded
4:21
02
Get Up
4:12
03
Die Laughing
4:40
04
Jane Doe
4:22
05
How Sad
4:17
06
Take Me to the Church
4:54
07
Hello World
4:20
08
Already
5:13
09
One Day
5:08
10
All Is Fair
4:13
11
Show Them What You’re Made Of
4:18
Moments Worth Waiting For
The weary but resilient vocal delivery on the chorus of Wounded where the self-deprecation feels earned.
The surprising spiritual yearning and organ-inflected warmth during the bridge of Take Me to the Church.
The final acoustic strum of Show Them What You’re Made Of that feels like a quiet door closing on a friendship.
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