Video: Bobby Long - Official Promo for Debut Album 'A Winter Tale' Coming 2/1/2011 (Extended Version)

Say what you will about the teen mania-inducing Twilight series, those vampire movies have had consistently tasteful soundtracks, full of emotional indie rock from some promising up-and-comers. Case in point: the young British singer-songwriter Bobby Long, who in a fortuitous twist of fate met the actor/dreamboat/vampire Robert Pattinson playing the open mic circuit in London back in 2008. The two become friends and collaborators, and next thing you know, Long's single "Let Me Sign" is sung by Pattinson over a crucial moment in the original Twilight film, which of course [...]

It might be tempting to simply chalk up British singer/songwriter Bobby Long 's fortuitous rise to much-buzzed stature to his friendship with Twilight actor (and fellow musician) Robert Pattinson and the inclusion of his co-written song "Let Me Sign" in one of Pattinson's scenes. But as you dig deeper and listen to songs from his February 1 ATO debut A Winter Tale it's clear that Long's success will ultimately rest on his ability to write compelling songs and artfully deliver them with honesty, self-deprecating wit and flashes of brilliance. It didn't take [...]

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