Koreatown's nattily named Lionheart finds a middle ground between the baroque L.A. pop of Aimee Mann and the canyon music of freak-folkers Banhart and Georgeson. It's a locale as dashing as his handle, filled with whirring piano and beaten lyrics but absent scene affiliation.
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Ferraby Lionheart, a Los Angeles transplant from Nashville, Tennessee, lives in a studio apartment in Korea Town. He owns a guitar and a piano. He idolizes Shel Silverstein and Judy Garland. Ferraby recorded his self-titled EP in the living room of his small apartment. Except for track six, "Something to Love," which was recorded in the kitchen.