Label: Solid Brass Reissued 2/13/2026, Originally released 1998 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 séance — proof that heartbreak can echo beautifully for decades. FFO: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Calexico, Calla, Sparklehorse, Tom Waits Track listing: The Waiter The Old Kind of Summer Release My Heart Even Thieves Couldn't Lie Blue Water - Black Heart Heart Without a Home The Winter My Heart Froze Stitched to My Heart Square Heart In a Tin Flask A Heart the Size of a Horse
