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Tristan Clopet – The End of an Era

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Posted By: Chris on Thursday, 17 September 2009, 17:12
Category : Chris, Funk, Indie, Rock, Soul
Tags : Duende, Funk, Indie, MySpace, Rock, Soul, The End of an Era, Tristan Clopet

Today’s tune comes to us from the Miami, Florida singer-songwriter Tristan Clopet. The song in question, The End of an Era, can be found on Clopet’s debut EP Duende, released in early 2009. The song stands out on the EP by stripping the funk/groove instrumentation down, and letting a ridiculously good vocal carry the track. To check out more from the album, head over to Clopet’s MySpace here or download the full version from iTunes here.

Where do you get off
Treating me like you do?
While I blame you for your games
I only have myself to blame

The bell has cracked in half today
No one could foresee but they heard it miles away
I heard someone died. A young “old soul”
Took with him his foolish mantra of love

Today is a brand new day for me
I’ve grown to a point where I can finally see. I can finally breathe
I would trade away my past for nothing
Failure is a teacher that’s finally taught me something

(Refrain)

Shed this skin and start anew
Time for a fresh point of view
It’s a sign
That found you
It’s gotta be true
Time to introduce yourself to you

(Refrain)

Chris

Glad you guys enjoyed it. I take it you two are long time Tristan Clopet fans?

tbill

The End of an Era is definitely my favorite track on the EP! Tristan's voice absolutely stands out as a maturing young man with a distinct point of view. This is such a beautiful, flowing song that I would love to wake up to everyday.

soundlobster

I agree about this guy's vocals on End of an Era - effortless and authentic sounding and the other song I've been waking up to in my head is Concrete Dream, the chorus (i guess it is) when he does that wailing mournful thing without being sobby - he's the real deal I think - he's got soul.