The Male Pattern gives crime fiction a haunting musical frame with “Charlie (The Robbery)”

The Male Pattern turns a failed heist into a cinematic story with “Charlie (The Robbery),” a piano ballad with FROG’s Daniel Bateman. The story of the song is fictional, giving the track a bit of a theatrical quality, as the piano-ballad format is used to tell a story of crime, tension, and unforeseen consequences. This is a storytelling release where the story is no longer a by-product of the creative process but the main focus. Taken directly from “I Was Shot in the Heart!,” “Charlie (The Robbery)” offers a detour into character-driven songwriting and fiction.