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By some stroke of luck, I got a message from Tomo of Grand Hallway to play a show with them (and Odessa Chen) in SF this summer. Their set was was heartbreakingly beautiful, and I became an instant lifetime fan. Tomo’s voice and phrasing are unearthly, and instantly recognizable. This song makes me imagine walking alone in a park in the fall, counting the bottlecaps in your pocket from the night before and lamenting a heartbreak…