Lion & the Wolf

Cardiac Hotel Lion & the Wolf

Since quitting the kind of life lived by the rest of us in January 2014, Thomas George has played over 300 shows upon the release of his full band debut album. Second album *'The Cardiac Hotel'* was expedited and creatively driven by Thomas's dad getting sick, the songs pouring forth as they tend to do when a loved one's future is uncertain. The reverb weight blurring the edges, seemingly disintegrating Thomas's voice, brings pathos to the urgent, searing sounds that brew underneath. It feels fragile while wrapping itself in strength of heart, a certain courage needed to bare the soul or strip down to honesty, making comparisons to *Elliot Smith* and *Simon & Garfunkel* not that far-fetched.