Home → Brett Dennen → Hope for the Hopeless
Hope for the Hopeless
Singer-Songwriter · 2008 · 16 tracks · 1h 0m

Hope for the Hopeless

Brett Dennen

Sun-drenched folk-pop defined by a unique high-tenor voice. Warm acoustic melodies meet subtle Afrobeat rhythms and socially conscious storytelling.

April 19, 2008 · Dualtone

Find on Amazon

A resilient optimism that acknowledges the world's heaviness while choosing to bask in melodic warmth.

Tracklist · 16 Tracks · 1h 0m
01
San Francisco
3:50
02
Make You Crazy
3:36
03
Heaven
4:01
04
Closer to You
3:36
05
Wrong About Me
4:30
06
So Far From Me
4:06
07
When She’s Gone
3:38
08
World Keeps Turning
2:59
09
Who Do You Think You Are?
4:05
10
Follow Your Heart
3:09
11
Ain’t Gonna Lose You
4:51
12
Heaven
3:56
13
When the War Comes Home
3:32
14
Maybe It’s the Wine
4:23
15
It Could Make You Cry
3:09
16
Wild Heart
2:45
Moments Worth Listening For
The rhythmic Afrobeat bounce of the Femi Kuti collaboration on Make You Crazy that shifts the album's folk foundation.
The hushed, reverent vocal interplay between Dennen and Natalie Merchant on the second single Heaven.
The way the organ swells underneath the acoustic strumming on San Francisco to create a sense of homecoming.
Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does Hope for the Hopeless sound next to the rest of Brett Dennen's catalogue?

Social Commentary+1.7σ

The writing leans notably further into social commentary than the rest of the catalogue.

If you loved this album for itsSound & genre

Wild Hope
Wild Hope
Mandy Moore
2007
Smoke and Mirrors
Smoke and Mirrors
Brett Dennen
2013
Voyageur
Voyageur
Kathleen Edwards
2012
Baby Man
Baby Man
Fruit Bats
2025
Wanted on Voyage
Wanted on Voyage
George Ezra
2014

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →