Black Heart Procession – 1

Emerging from San Diego’s shadowed coastline in 1997, The Black Heart Procession began as the dark-hearted alter-ego of Pall Jenkins and Tobias Nathaniel, formerly of Three Mile Pilot. Their debut album ‘1’, released in 1998, introduced a sound that felt both ancient and cinematic – pianos creaking like ship timbers, guitars bleeding reverb, and Jenkins’ voice cutting through the gloom like a late-night confession. ‘1’ remains a record that sounds less like a debut and more like a sance – proof that heartbreak can echo beautifully for decades.FFO: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Calexico, Calla, Sparklehorse, Tom Waits

Tracklist:

1. The Waiter
2. The Old Kind of Summer
3. Release My Heart
4. Even Thieves Couldn’t Lie
5. Blue Water – Black Heart
6. Heart Without a Home
7. The Winter My Heart Froze
8. Stitched to My Heart
9. Square Heart
10. In a Tin Flask
11. A Heart the Size of