As our regular readers know, File Under ? has a penchant for juxtapositions. Still even by our standards, combining a contemporary “bleak pop” band with spoken word performances by a lyricist with Beach Boys credits is audacious! But don’t be too hasty to judge a book by its multifaceted cover.


Cold Crows Dead has collaborated with poet, musician, and lyricist Stephen John Kalinich. Check out “Man in Bleak” via the embed below.