With excitement towards the release of his upcoming album, Talmi explains, "'My Art of Almost' is an ode to my love affair with the creative process. A self analysis of the psyche of a 20 something year old musician with a classical music complex and basset hound obsession living in Brooklyn."

My Art of Almost rose from a desire to create something new that stands solo in an abandonment of rules with a goal purely defined by process. The lyrics anchor in balance of melancholy and raw emotion told through real stories of personal failure and hope. This album was written heavily within the rabbit hole of ProTools - where simple songs took on geometric forms to complete a sonic puzzle.

Talmi, who was the front man for orchestral pop band Art Decade has composed in a wide range of musical styles from impressionistic rock albums with Art Decade (2012's Western Sunrise and a self-titled LP in 2014), to glitched-out folk solo albums (2010's For The Dreamers), an EP's worth of string quartets (2011's The Constitution) as well as orchestral arrangements for national touring acts such as Manchester Orchestra, Wild Nothing, No Wyld, David Monks (Tokyo Police Club) and many more.

As a composer and arranger, Talmi's work has recently expanded into film and TV with the short film "Duke and The Buffalo" premiering at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival. "Duke" has been picked up by A&E for a full television season with an original score by Talmi. In addition, Talmi composed an 80-minute score for "Circus Electronica" which toured to 12 cities in the Fall of 2014. The score combined the sounds of classical samples with glitched-out analog synth sequences, as well as live guitar work over a bed of IDM concepts.

Ben Talmi's upcoming album My Art of Almost is set to release on May 26th!

1. I Know Its True
2. Someday
3. Easy
4. Play
5. The Day That I First Met You
6. Pure
7. You In Everything
8. Picture Perfect Day
9. Brighter In The past
10. Berry Muffins
11. So Bittersweet

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Tour Dates:

May 26 - Brooklyn, NY @ C'mon Everybody (Album Release Show)

Jun 29 - Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg w/ VHS Collection