Optimism in E minor (vocals removed) by Broken Poets Broken Poets : Optimism in E minor (vocals removed).
 Indie rock when lyrics were king.

This is a version of Optimism in E minor with the vocals removed by software (Demucs). Tracks that had no singing are unchanged.

Soulful poetry turned into song, rock & roll and introspection all in one.

Broken Poets' 2006 release Optimism in E Minor enjoyed a successful college radio campaign, with medium to heavy rotation at over 140 stations nationwide and peaking at #13 on the Most Stations Added chart.

Several years after building a large East Coast following via gigs at Big Apple hotspots like the Gaslight, The Bitter End and Arlene's Grocery - with early band members, well known sidemen Keith Lentin and Jonathan Mover (Fuel, Alice Cooper, Aretha Franklin) - Broken Poets currently enjoys a devoted following out West. They recently performed at the legendary Whisky-A-Go-Go, Molly Malone's and the Key Club, and have opened shows for Seven Mary Three, James McMurtry, Ian Moore and The Court & Spark.

Songs:

1. Say You Don't Love Me (vocals removed)
2. Along the Way (vocals removed)
3. One Sunday (vocals removed)
4. The N and The R (vocals removed)
5. Wouldn't Be Me (vocals removed)
6. Think Again (vocals removed)
7. This Time (vocals removed)
8. Higher than the Sun (vocals removed)
9. In This Moment (vocals removed)
10. Built Upon the Present Regardless (vocals removed)
11. Movie in My Mind (vocals removed)
12. Somewhere Somehow (vocals removed)

Listen to: the entire album.

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Release date: 10/20/2026
Broken Poets lives in Arizona USA

Tagged as: Alt Rock, Other, Instrumental, Vocals Removed

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