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Artist
Brian Pounds
12+ albums
singer-songwriteraustinMellowsxsw 2012under 100 listeners
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“If your heart’s not in it people can tell.” 20-year-old Brian Pounds says about writing. “So I try not to get too caught up by the outside forces when it comes to music. I strive to guide the lyrics and chords rather than totally allowing the force of music to control what I do.” Perhaps that explains why the songs on Brian’s debut album, After You’re Gone, vibrate with the force of love restrained and then skillfully released. The record embodies late-night cool, with simmering pop, rock, and jazz melodies becoming instantly familiar as the artist takes you into his confidence. “I went for honesty with this album. The first time I ever played one of my songs for strangers it felt like I was telling my deepest, darkest secret. The fact that they related to it was the best feeling yet to date.” Vulnerability laced with arsenic drives Brian’s first single, the title track “After You’re Gone,” with biting lyrics like “I wonder why you’re even still here” riding a smoky melody. Apocalyptic love is at it’s core, which has been an ongoing theme for Brian. “The first song I ever wrote was about a girl who didn’t know I existed and probably still doesn’t. ‘I’ll love your forever and ever and I’m going to cry until I get you.’ Ha! It was five years of teenage angst poured into one song.” Honest emotion also drives the dark-night-of-the-soul theme in crowd favorite “Tired” and the album closer "Faith." The addition of string arrangements emphasize the mahogany overtones of "Faith,"
