A Los Angeles songwriter who moved from power pop bands to solo work and session playing.
If you want to hear what he does, try 'A Song from Under the Floorboards' or 'Before My Heart Attacks.' They're both good examples of his introspective, melodic touch.
Falkner's songs have a specific kind of melodic pull that doesn't shout for attention. Tracks like 'Great big yes' and 'Author Unknown' show how he builds small, thoughtful worlds with guitar and voice. He's the kind of writer who gets covered by other musicians, Beck and R.E.M. both had him play on their records, because the craft is there, even when the spotlight isn't.
He started out playing guitar in The Three O'Clock in early-'90s L.A., then put out his first solo album 'Firecracker' in 1995. After that came session work with bigger names and his own sporadic releases, like 'Can You Still Feel?' in 2001 and 'Author Unknown' in 2019.
Keep it compact: a lyric you come back to, a live memory, or the part of the catalog you would point someone toward first.
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