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Passerine

from self-titled

April 25th, 2025

7 tracks

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Passerine

Listless

A passerine song echoes through the silence of this tomb A solitary sparrow’s cry in the depths of infinite despondency Their cries carry on through the distance Torn and desperate They are forsaken, they are forsaken By the sun A passerine song echoes through the silence of this tomb Their cries carry on through the distance Torn and desperate They are forsaken, they are forsaken By the sun Their souls fly away As lost, fragmented dreams Carried through the clouds Of blackbirds on the horizon Amidst this world of loss Of hatred and disease Songs lost to the aether Songs lost to weary ears On wings of sorrow Plummeting to oblivion Deathsong’s sweet release As birds fall to the nether

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Listless is a solo Depressive Black Metal project from Victoria, BC, Canada. The project aims to capture an isolated sense of solitude through melancholic introspection. Emotionally resonant guitars, desperate howls, and sorrowful keys aim to hypnotize listeners into a dark, endless oblivion.

The project comes from the mind of Aidan Crossley, the guitarist and vocalist of Victoria-based Atmospheric Black Metal band: Liminal Shroud. Aidan's past musical work includes roles in projects such as Numenorean, Vaaltovashe, and others. This project channels the songwriting, intensity, and surging expansiveness of Liminal Shroud while focusing more on emotive aspects of musical expression.

Listless is inspired by genre-defining depressive acts such as Austere, Woods of Desolation, Coldworld, None, and Gris. The composition also implements depressive rock elements from bands like Lifelover and Psychonaut 4.