Eclectic, brooding, manic, lyrically-flooded, melodic, sleepy, and occupying his own little world (to which you are welcomed).

The debut release from Melvyn Bernard, The Life You Thought You'd Have, was written, recorded, and mixed in two weeks for rpmchallenge.com, solely with many tweaked layers of acoustic guitar and vocals (the remix doesn't count). Future output will most likely have more. Or less.

All songs are streaming and for free download at alonetone.com.

Even fewer songs can be heard at the Myspace page.