Music and sounds of For Tomorrow

What happens when a German hardcore musician and a fledging American poet share an apartment for a year? Music that neither could have predicted.

Such are the origins of For Tomorrow, an improbable creative collaboration between Phillip Kappestein and Daniel J. Vaccaro that began in 2003 and has persisted for more than a decade.

These days, despite living on different continents, the two continue to record their mellow brand of music, often sharing ideas online before coming together for one- or two-week sessions to lay down skeletons for each track. The remainder of the work is done independently, before being blended, the results of which are often surprising and undoubtedly original.

Over the years, For Tomorrow’s sound has been refined into what it is today, a hushed, at times hypnotic, folk rock. Vaccaro continues to pen songs that are introspective and defiantly personal, with vocals to match. Kappestein plays guitar, piano and whatever else is necessary to create a moody, often melancholy tone that underlies even the more upbeat songs.

Their most recent record, “Simple Songs for Simple People” is the most stripped-down work they have ever done, and also their most accomplished.

For Tomorrow counts a slew of renowned singer-songwriters among their recent influences: Jose Gonzalez, Damien Rice, City and Colour, Dar Williams, Alexi Murdoch, Ben Harper, Joshua Radin, Iron and Wine, Ari Hest and Ray Lamontagne.

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