A haunting track with ethereal vocals, sparsely set within a lovely singer/songwriter context.

song for David

an invocation

willing

unfeeling

Re-recorded in Ada, Ohio on different studio equipment than it's first release, and with an added cello, which changes the color and tone of the song remarkably. 

academic vampyres

Maintaining his airy tenor & timbre, only in the morning evolves into featuring his first piano-driven track, offering a haunting & melancholy atmosphere, which fits this lament of loss & grief.

the Weight of your Ghost

Your Life, Slipping Through My Hands

Mislaid

The Growing Weight of Truth

Reveling in a Moment of Care

Dreamily weaving haunting melodies, only in the mornings builds touching and melancholic songs of an atmospheric, indie/folk manner. “This Reality” (UK’s most-listened to indie-music podcast) described, “That kind of breathless audio bubble, the moment of sound that surrounds and comforts and lasts for so very long, was recently created for me by an atmospheric source. Only In The Mornings eased its way in to my ears in a stealthy, breathless style that held me captive and made me want to wrap myself up in its sound.”

The essence of only in the mornings resides in the floating voice of Brian Ward, with its airy altitude and tenderness. The songwriting dovetails with these lofty and gossamer vocals, as it blends ethereal, fragile landscapes of acoustic and steel, reverb-drenched electrics, and the eerie colors of pianos and strings. As is his trademark, though, only in the mornings abstains from layer upon layer of epic orchestration, instead calling upon the power and frailty of an intimate musical setting. Such a sound surfaces as a touching and melodic experience to the listener.