Hemlock Tears is the songwriting project of David Goulden. I started it to keep certain songs from disappearing, the ones built around place and memory.

The songs usually begin as scenes: a room, a street corner, a thought you can’t quite shake. They’re built from concrete details, and morph into what might have been. Indie rock built from scenes, restraint, and afterimage.

I’m based in Tokyo now, but many of these songs began elsewhere. Homewood Avenue, the debut EP, is four songs written in Toronto and reopened years later.

I write the words and music. Each song is recorded with the singers and players who suit it, so the voice changes from song to song.

Licensing: all songs are written and owned by David Goulden, with master and publishing cleared in one stop. Instrumentals and alternate mixes are available on request at contact@hemlocktears.com.