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Secondhand Serenade

In a pop music world where bad boy infamy is too often equated with genuine artistry, California’s Secondhand Serenade offers a courageously romantic alternative to the status quo. The brainchild of one-man band John Vesely, Secondhand Serenade specializes in windswept, emo-inflected torch songs commendably devoid of fashionable attitude. Indeed, Vesely’s original music elevates acoustic punk balladry to almost Gershwinesque heights. On his new album,…