Video: Eliezer 'Self Portrait' + 'Thin Bridge'

Eliezer Cape Town songwriter Lance Herman crafts calm and melancholic compositions using the minimal arrangement of his voice and nylon-string guitar.

Video: Eliezer 'Self Portrait' + 'Thin Bridge'


Under the moniker of Eliezer, Cape Town songwriter Lance Herman crafts calm and melancholic compositions using the minimal arrangement of his voice and nylon-string guitar. His songs are reminiscent of a number of folk crooners before him, of which he cites Leonard Cohen, Nick Drake and Jose Gonzalez as influences. Watch two of his videos — one a live performance of "Self Portrait" and the other a black-and-white clip for "Thin Bridge" — from earlier this year below. For more head to his website.

​Photo illustration by Kaushik Kalidindi, Okayplayer.
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