for people listening to keaton for the first time, I bet you will never stumble across a person as talented as him when it comes to pouring you heart out while singing... I love him to bits and the every time I listen to his songs I just feel overwhelmed with emotions, he’s a blessing
elena tonra has the same bits of soul in her songs and vocals. Afaik they've even dated for a while. She is the lead singer of the band "Daughter" btw. I'd advise you to give them a listen. Her solo record "Ex:Re" is closer to Keaton's work though (imo)
I’m informed thus: Keaten Henson is the son of the actor Nicky Henson who was in Fawlty Towers and Eastenders among other things. Nicky Henson died last year, and Prayer is about him, and features his voice at the end from home movies.
I've just finished feeding my baby and he's fallen asleep on me. As soon as this music started playing, a smile swept across his face. Great set and lovely music. You have a new fan.
I remember being a cholo kid growing up in the ghetto, first song ive ever heard was his song ‘you’ and being like damn so much emotion in his music, been a fan ever since. Tried showing my homies and they were tf is crap lol
@@nikiv6248 absolutely! It is just a general tendency of the artists who make gloomy music to change them for a milder tone, or at least that's my take. Or maybe they're choosing to sing sadder song only for a particular occasion. Like Sufjan Steven's Carrie & Lowell. But there are more people who fall into this pattern if growing out of sad music, beside Sufjan and Keaton. Damien Rice's early works (he even mentioned he is not thinking of singing sad love songs as he used to), like The National, etc. Keaton's Birthdays' is my favorite album, and possibly is written about his break up(s), and maybe in particular with SoKo. Dear had some sad songs, but there is a richness in gloominess of Birthday like no other. And from there on I see a slight increase in distancing himself from just gloomy music. I know in the new album there are a few songs possibly written about losing his dad that are pretty gloomy, but that might be it.
There is no point in a guy like this. This style peaked with Tim Buckley and has since been in decline. The Oirish slant on it is boring and distastefully exemplified by Damien Rice, who is painfully awful. This guy should play a different style or stop.
Interesting opinion - or, opinionated, but, I thought Damien Rice is music to slit your throat to - sold his second album after one listen. However, this singer/songwriter’s actor dad died [Played a rock star in Fawlty Towers] and Prayer includes his voice from a home movie according to my faVOURITE DJ Joe Egg] so maybe he can be emotional...
@Rick James I’m not disagreeing with all your comment [if any aspect]. You could write the same about entertainment - TV, popular sh$t is characters screaming and shouting at each other, unhappy lives, crime, emergency services; Nick Cave produces an album about the emotional loss of his son, Bowie does a Black Star and people generally lap it up. Media ‘so called’ icons get paid more money in an hour or a day than ordinary good people who are losing a job, a home and relationships can earn in a year. Bad news is king. The world’s upside down as Mark Hollis once sang. Some people love melancholy and happiness is transient. A balance would be a goal.