Blog: MuuMuse

You may know him as the mastermind behind the score of the Tony Award winning musical Spring Awakening . Or, perhaps his name strikes a chord because of his 1996 smash hit single, "Barely Breathing." Either way, Duncan Sheik is heading back into the spotlight. Whisper House is Sheik's first release since 2006--a post-World War II themed tale of one lonely young boy's melancholic ruminations, lighthouses, and ghostly encounters. As a result, the album's contents are similarly morbid; a brooding collection of electronica-tinged indie rock mid-tempos and woeful sea shanties that--within the [...]