Failing Songs

by Matt Elliott

Failing Songs cover art

Drifting further away from his electronic roots, Elliott crafts a deeply pessimistic collection centered on acoustic guitar and haunting choral arrangements. The influence of Eastern European traditional music gives the record a theatrical, dirge-like quality. The lyrical themes are apocalyptic, focusing on political failure and human suffering.

Genres

  • Avant-Folk
  • Dark Cabaret
  • Singer-Songwriter

Tracklist

  1. Our Weight In Oil
  2. Chains
  3. The Seance
  4. The Failing Songs
  5. Broken Bones
  6. Desemparado
  7. Lone Gunman Required
  8. Good Pawn
  9. Compassion Fatigue
  10. The Ghost of Maria Callas
  11. Gone
  12. Planting Seeds