Alan J. Lipman's rich, dark, haunting and authentic voice has been compared to talents as wide ranging as Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Mark Lanegan, and Eels, and yet he brings a talent that is all his own. Over half a million fans have come to Lipman's music across the U.S., Europe and Asia. Lipman's deep voice, rich with expression, lyrics filled with multiple meanings and emotion, and wide range of musical styles have been praised worldwide. In every song, Lipman writes all of the music and lyrics, sings every vocal, and plays every instrument. His album, "Greetings From Lafayette Park", reached Top Popularity in both France and Italy, and the single "Pennsylvania Avenue" staying at Top Popularity for over a year. Already, songs from the just-digitally-previewed "Skeletons" have reached Top Popularity, including "Stars".

His songwriting artistry has been called "indescribably beautiful." The shivering depths of "After the Fall", the eternal anthem of love and loss "The Cost", the haunting "Dirty Little Secret", the French Carnival of darkness "Prey on the Naive", the brilliant time capture of "All Fall Down", and the epic, Bosch-like "Skeletons" only begin to touch the stories, substrata, and secrets of Lipman's music. "Beauty, intellect and depth that reaches into the soul..."

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