Keaton Henson

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English singer-songwriter and visual artist known for intimate, confessional songs and instrumental compositions.

Reviews note themes of chronic anxiety, solitude and fragility in Henson's work. One review describes recordings made in a home bathroom with rhythm set by nearby Heathrow airport takeoffs and landings. Romantic Works is cited in a review as an instrumental album (Romantic Works (2014)); that review also notes Ren Ford's cello accompanying the piano. Birthdays is described as an album exploring heartbreak and the difficulty of new relationships.

Three DeBaser reviews emphasize Keaton Henson's fragile, intimate songwriting and instrumental work. Themes across the reviews include anxiety, solitude, heartbreak and delicate arrangements. Romantic Works is noted as an instrumental record; Birthdays explores heartbreak and difficult relationships. Recordings and presentation are described as minimal and emotionally direct.

For:Listeners of intimate singer-songwriter music, fans of melancholic indie folk and contemporary classical instrumental music.

"It takes guts to be gentle and kind..."
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Romantic Works (2014), the first instrumental album by Keaton Henson.
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A very sad album, which, despite some more energetic twists, could bore many, but I wholeheartedly recommend it to sensitive, melancholic, if not even poetic souls, because it might truly give you many emotions as it did me.
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