The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You

Singer-Songwriter · 2013 · 15 tracks · 46m

The Worse Things Get, the Harder I Fight, the Harder I Fight, the More I Love You

September 3, 2013 · Epic

A fierce and unflinching exploration of depression and resilience, delivered with a voice that could level mountains.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks · 46m

01

Wild Creatures

2:40

02

Night Still Comes

3:48

03

Man

3:31

04

I’m From Nowhere

3:02

05

Bracing for Sunday

2:17

06

Nearly Midnight, Honolulu

2:34

07

Calling Cards

2:37

08

City Swans

4:05

09

Afraid

2:20

10

Local Girl

2:35

11

Where Did I Leave That Fire

3:27

12

Ragtime

5:14

13

Madonna of the Wasps

3:48

14

Magpie to the Morning

2:59

15

Yon Ferrets Return

1:16

Moments Worth Listening For

The chilling, bone-dry a cappella delivery of 'Nearly Midnight, Honolulu' capturing a moment of public trauma.

The explosive, fuzzed-out guitar entry on 'Man' that transforms the track into a gender-bending anthem.

The sonar-like pings and submarine atmosphere that open 'Where Did I Leave That Fire' before the voice breaks through.

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