Tim Buckley – Once I Was

Tim Buckley – Once I Was

A haunting and deeply expressive collection drawn from one of the most singular voices in folk and experimental rock, Once I Was showcases Tim Buckley at his most emotionally unguarded and musically fluid. Spanning delicate acoustic balladry to expansive, near-improvised vocal journeys, this release captures an artist constantly pushing beyond conventional song form.

Buckley’s voice is the centre of everything here - elastic, fragile, and transcendent - moving through moods of longing, memory, and abstraction. Across the album, simple folk structures dissolve into extended passages of improvisation, where melody becomes atmosphere and lyrics give way to pure feeling.

From the gentle intimacy of Dolphins and Sing a Song for You to the sprawling, exploratory intensity of Hallucinations / Troubadour and I Don’t Need It to Rain, the record traces a restless artistic evolution. It is both grounded and unbound - rooted in songwriting tradition while reaching toward something far more freeform and spiritual.

Poetic, unpredictable, and emotionally raw, Once I Was stands as a powerful document of artistic transformation and one of Buckley’s most compelling listening experiences.

Tracklist:

1. Dolphins
2. Honey Man
3. Morning Glory
4. Coming Home to You (Happy Time)
5. Sing a Song for You
6. Hallucinations / Troubadour
7. Once I Was
8. I Don’t Need It to Rain