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Once Upon a Mind
Pop · 2019 · 11 tracks · 36m

Once Upon a Mind

Stripped-back piano and acoustic guitar arrangements serving as a vessel for raw, familial grief and the specific strain of a son saying goodbye.

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It's the musical equivalent of a long, honest talk with your dad before it's too late.

A starkly honest and tender exploration of familial love and the encroaching shadow of loss.

Once Upon a Mind · vs · James Blunt
Family+4.0σ

The writing leans far further into family than the rest of the catalogue.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks · 36m
01
The Truth
3:42
02
Cold
3:28
03
Champions
3:14
04
Monsters
4:20
05
Youngster
3:20
06
5 Miles
3:20
07
How It Feels to Be Alive
3:25
08
I Told You
2:32
09
Halfway
3:11
10
Stop the Clock
3:14
11
The Greatest
3:11
Moments Worth Waiting For
The devastatingly sparse piano and vocal delivery on Monsters where the breath is as loud as the notes.
The shift from electronic-tinged pop on The Truth into the classic acoustic warmth of Cold.
The way the arrangement swells during the final chorus of The Greatest to provide a sense of hard-won hope.
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