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THE REVIEW
"It takes guts to be gentle and kind..."
It takes courage to be good and kind, said the Smiths.
It takes even more to be delicate and fragile, introverted and reserved, silent and shy.
It takes courage to face others. It takes even more to face oneself day after day, to come to terms with one's anxieties, with insecurity, with one's fears.
It takes courage to handle solitude. It takes even more to give it up, to open the door to others, to put them before one's own needs.
It takes courage to be Keaton Henson, I believe. It takes even more to confront one's chronic anxiety to record songs in a home bathroom, with the rhythm set by the takeoffs and landings of the nearby Heathrow airport, to step onto a stage in front of a thousand people.
Keaton Henson is a slender reed amidst the storm of life, which has not broken him: it has bent him, curved him over a guitar, given him thin and agile fingers and a feeble, trembling voice, more powerful than a full-throated scream.
It takes courage to listen to a Keaton Henson album, like Dear..., knowing that, inevitably, in some song, in a single verse, in a handful of words, one will find a bit of themselves. It takes even more to cry.
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Keaton Henson's Dear... is a fragile and courageous album that explores deep personal anxieties and vulnerability. Recorded in intimate conditions, it captures the power of delicate, introspective songwriting. The review emphasizes the emotional strength it takes to face oneself and share that with listeners. It praises Henson's trembling, yet powerful voice and invites listeners to find pieces of themselves in his music.Tracklist Videos
Keaton Henson
British singer-songwriter, composer, and visual artist known for intimate indie folk and modern classical works. He is noted for severe performance anxiety, the home-recorded debut Dear..., the neoclassical Romantic Works with Ren Ford, and later albums including Birthdays, Kindly Now, Monument, and House Party. He has also composed Six Lethargies and the film score for Supernova.03 Reviews
