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To Carry a Whale
Singer-Songwriter · 2021 · 10 tracks · 32m

To Carry a Whale

Benjamin Francis Leftwich

A sober, skeletal collection of travelogues and internal reckonings. Whispered vocals and muted acoustic arrangements create a profound, heavy intimacy.

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It's like a whispered conversation with a friend who's finally telling you the truth.

A quiet, courageous confrontation with the past that eventually settles into a hard-won peace.

To Carry a Whale · vs · Benjamin Francis Leftwich
Vulnerable+1.3σ

Vulnerable saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 10 Tracks · 32m
01
Cherry in Tacoma
3:43
02
Oh My God Please
3:16
03
Canary in a Coalmine
3:02
04
Tired in Niagara
2:49
05
Every Time I See a Bird
3:33
06
Wide Eyed Wandering Child
2:51
07
Sydney 2013
3:18
08
Slipping Through My Fingers
3:47
09
To Talk to You Now
3:06
10
Full Full Colour
2:36
Moments Worth Waiting For
The brittle, cracking high note in the chorus of Oh My God Please that sounds like a genuine plea.
The way the piano notes on Every Time I See a Bird seem to hang in the air like dust motes.
The sudden, stark intimacy of the vocal entry on Sydney 2013, feeling almost uncomfortably close.
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