Genres: Singer/Songwriter, Psychedelic, Folk-Rock, British Folk, Progressive Folk, Baroque Pop, British Folk-Rock Active: 60's, 70's Born: June 19, 1948 in Rangoon, Burma
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A singular talent who passed almost unnoticed during his brief lifetime, Nick Drake produced several albums of chilling, somber beauty. With hindsight, these have come to be recognized as peak achievements of both the British folk-rock scene and the entire rock singer/songwriter genre. Sometimes compared to Van Morrison, Drake in fact resembled Donovan much more in his breathy vocals, strong melodies, and the acoustic-based orchestral sweep of his arrangements. His was a much darker vision than Donovan's, however, with disturbing themes of melancholy, failed romance, mortality, and depression lurking just beneath, or even well above, the surface.
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Release: October 9, 2007
Label: Sexy Intellectual
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Release: 2007
Label: Universal/Island, Sunbeam Records
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