Haunted Like Human

Haunted Like Human proves they write songs like novelists write their books, using careful detail and well-shaped characters to tell even the heaviest of stories. Yet, their musicianship and lyricism also thrive in more playful moments, like the fourth single, “Appaloosa,” out September 19th. Led by bright vocals and guitar, “Appaloosa” is an easy love song about someone who can’t quite believe they’ve landed an amazing woman. “She is messy in her musings, but all she touches turns to gold,” Chapman sings over the soaring fiddle and banjo. It’s the perfect rendering of an imperfect woman being treated like a goddess.
Whatever the topic, the songs shine with restrained arrangements and entwined harmonies. This duo tells stories so well that there’s no need to cloak them with heavy-handed production or vocal processing. Instead, Haunted Like Human lets the humanity shine through the stories they tell.

Nashville duo Haunted Like Human delves into inspired songwriting, sparse arrangements, and frisson-inducing harmonies that mark their music. With a background in poetry and prose, Dale Chapman’s granular focus on language is simpatico with Cody Clark’s background in classical guitar, where each note carries its own weight. Limned with nostalgia, soaked in Southern gothic lore, the duo meticulously assembles songs to preserve the spirit of the stories they tell.