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The Black Heart Procession

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San Diego–based indie/post‑rock band led by Pall A. Jenkins and Tobias Nathaniel, noted for dark, melancholic, cinematic ballads and distinctive use of piano, violin and saw.

Reviews emphasize a noir, cinematic sound, slow tempos, melancholic lyrics and recurring instrumentation including piano, violin, guitar and the singing saw; key albums discussed in reviews include One, 2, Three, Amore del Tropico, The Spell and Six.

DeBaser reviews consistently praise The Black Heart Procession's dark, cinematic songwriting and slow, melancholic ballads. Reviews highlight recurring instrumentation (piano, violin, saw) and a theatrical, noir atmosphere. Albums often described as hypnotic, intimate and emotionally intense.

For:Listeners who enjoy melancholic, cinematic indie/post‑rock and noir-flavored ballads.

 The procession of the black heart has just set out.

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 "Thank you, because it is wonderful to have a little light that glows so much, even from afar.."

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 The Black Heart Procession have succeeded in extracting the "Night" part from the Californian sun (Claudio Fabretti calls them the Californian nocturne) by playing dark (and splendid) black ballads.

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 An album by the Black Heart Procession, specifically this "Three" (published by Touch and Go in 2000), in its repetition, in the cyclical expression of its concept, is a religious experience.

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