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The subdued but haunting vocals of London-based songster Shamus Dark can be heard his debut album, "Songs For Suicidal Lovers", a collection of Noir Classics from the 'Forties to the 'Noughties. Recently, in between working on the follow up, "Through A Glass Darkly", he has been persuaded to come out of reclusion and return to the performance stage in London. See here for more info & news, and here for some performance shots. He's also been busy making videos - with eight currently available for viewing, here>.

"This guy in a sweat stained fedora and a grimy old mac ambled on stage. I thought he'd be doing a kind of second rate Tom Waits or something, all croaky and hoarse. Then he started to sing. It was the voice of an angel! A fallen angel, granted; a fxxked up, sad old fallen angel with tatty Wings Of Desire, but an angel all the same. I was completely blown away. Of all the things to hear in Sling Sling's, in the middle of Malaysia."

Writer: Flann O'Neill, who discovered Shamus singing in Sling Sling's bar/nightclub in Georgetown, Penang.

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