If you’re looking for authentic, look no further than Noah Kahan. Follow this dude’s socials if you wanna enjoy watching someone who is an amazingly grateful performer. Noah seems so down to earth, and honestly who can’t picture him as a best friend you bare your soul to? It’s only polite after he shares his with you in this song.
The man affectionately known as Folk Malone as one hell of a songwriter. I love that he’s so raw and honest with his own mental health struggles because it destigmatizes talking about it. This man puts it all out there, no BS, and I love him for it.
“You were a work of art, that’s the hardest part, howlin’ like dogs in the light of the moon, holdin’ our breath after 132, you asked me why I wasn’t saying a word, I’m naming the stars in the sky after you“
I was lucky enough to see him in concert at SPAC this past summer and I cannot stress how much you need to see him live. You won’t be sorry. This song in particular blew me away. Check out the video Nic got here:
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I don’t think I’ve ever witnessed such an honest performance…
When he belts out…
“To spiral out, to try and float, to see a friend, to see a ghost, bitter-brained, always drunk, rail-thin, Zoloft, subtle change, shorter days, dead-eyed, dead-weight, your life, your dreams, your mind, your needs, and my needs“
…it’s like in movies where they do the big snap cut montage, like you see 30 images in the span of like three seconds. That’s the kind of view you get into the pain and anguish of Noah Kahan in this song. He bares all and it’s an incredibly memorable performance.
I look forward to diving into more of Noah’s catalog with you all because he really is an amazing performer from our neck of the woods on the other side of Lake Champlain. Stand out vocals, songwriting, band, it’s the complete package.
One more plea, if you get a chance to see him live, even if you can only get lawn seats at a venue or something, do it. You will not regret it. It’s probably one of my Top -5 concert experiences and I never saw the stage at SPAC. Your mileage may vary but I really don’t think it will.
Please enjoy a simply magnificent song. Share your thoughts! Thanks for reading.
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