Casey Crescenzo (3,731 views)

[BassSquared]

Casey Blue Crescenzo (19 December 1981 - present)
Associated Acts: The Receiving End of Sirens (2003-2006), The Dear Hunter (2005-present), Honorary Astronaut (2020-present)
Vocal Range: D2-A5

Significant High Notes:

A5 ("Mustard Gas")
G♯5 ("The Poison Woman")
G5 ("Gold", "The Oracles on the Delphi Express", "The Poison Woman", "Smiling Swine (Remix)", "This Beautiful Life")
F♯5 ("Shake Me (Awake)")
F5 ("The Oracles on the Delphi Express", "Take the Next Step", "This Body", "Writing on a Wall")
E5 ("Ahhhh An Epiphany", "The Church and the Dime (Remix)", "The Lake and the River", "Life and Death" live Pomona 2013, "Mandala", "The Procession", "A Sea of Solid Earth", "Smiling Swine (Remix)", "This Body", "Unison", "Vital Vessel Vindicates", "We've Got a Score to Settle", "Writing on a Wall")
E♭5 ("Battesimo Del Fuoco", "Beyond the Pale", "Final Dream Machine", "Rapid Calm", "Shake Me (Awake)", "Smiling Swine", "Take the Next Step")
D5, ("Ahhhh An Epiphany", "Beyond the Pale", "The Church and the Dime (Remix)", "A Curse of Cynicism", "Dig Your Own Grave", "E. K. E.", "An Escape", "The Indigo Child", "The Inquiry of Ms. Terri", "Mandala", "A Night on the Town", "Ouroboros", "The Right Wrong", "Shame", "Smiling Swine", "Smiling Swine (Remix)", "The Squeaky Wheel", "The Tank", "The Thief", "Things That Hide Away", "Vital Vessel Vindicates")
C♯5 ("At the End of the Earth", "Battesimo Del Fuoco", "Beautiful Girls", "The Bitter Suite VI: Abandon", "Bring You Down", "Crow and Cackle", "The Fire (Remains)", "Gloria", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "His Hands Matched His Tongue", "Light", "The Line", "Owls", "Rapid Calm", "Ring 1 - Tower", "Ring 2 - Nature", "Saved", "Wait", "What Time Taught Us", "Whisper")
C5 ("1878", "All Is as All Should Be", "At the End of the Earth", "B. Linus", "The Bitter Suite I and II: Meeting Ms. Leading and Through the Dime", "The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt", "Black Sandy Beaches", "Blood", "Broadcast Quality", "The Canopy", "Cascade", "The Church and the Dime", "City Escape", "Dig Your Own Grave", "E. K. E.", "Evicted", "The Evidence", "The Flame (Is Gone)", "Flee the Factory", "Girl", "Go Get Your Gun", "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road", "He Said He Had a Story", "Home", "Honorary Astronaut", "In Cauda Venenum", "Life and Death", "Look Away", "Lost but Not All Gone", "Love! Or, the Beast That Looks Like It" "The March", "The Moon/Awake", "The Most Cursed of Hands/Who Am I?", "Mr. Malum", "A Night on the Town", "Never Forgive, Never Forget", "The Old Haunt", "Ouroboros", "The Poison Woman", "The Procession", "Rapid Calm", "Rebirth", "Red Hands", "The Right Wrong", "Ring 7 - Industry", "Ring 8 - Poverty", "Satisfaction", "Saved", "Shame", "She's Always Singing", "Son", "Stuck on a Wire Out on a Fence", "The Tank", "The Thief", "Things That Hide Away", "This Beautiful Life", "Waves", "Weightless Underwater", "What It Means to Be Alone")
B4 ("A Sua Voz", "All Is as All Should Be", "Beautiful Girls", "The Bitter Suite I and II: Meeting Ms. Leading and Through the Dime", "The Bitter Suite VI: Abandon", "The Church and The Dime", "A Curse of Cynicism", "Dear Ms. Leading", "Echo", "Evicted", "Fall and Flee", Filth and Squalor", "The Fire (Remains)", "The Flame (Is Gone)", "Girl", "God Only Knows", "He Said He Had a Story", "Home", "If All Goes Well", "The Indigo Child", "King of Swords (Reversed)", "Light", "Look Away", "The March", "Marialena's Song", "Melpomene", "Misplaced Devotion", "The Most Cursed of Hands/Who Am I?", "Mr. Malum", "Never Forgive, Never Forget", "The Old Haunt", "Owls", "The Revival", "The Right Wrong", "Ring 2 - Nature", "Ring 4 - Patrol", "Satisfaction", "A Sea of Solid Earth", "She's Always Singing", "Shouting at the Rain", "The Squeaky Wheel", "This Armistice", "This Beautiful Life", "Trapdoor", "Wait", "We've Got a Score to Settle", "Whisper")
B♭4 ("At the End of the Earth", "B. Linus", "A Beginning", "The Bitter Suite III: Embrace", "The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt", "Bring You Down", "Broadcast Quality", "Cascade", "The Canopy", "City Escape", "Dead Men Tell No Tales", "Dig Your Own Grave", "Epilogue", "Final Dream Machine", "The Flame (Is Gone)", "Flee the Factory", "Genesis", "Gloria", "Gold", "Is There Anybody Here?", "Isabella", "In Cauda Venenum", "The Inquiry of Ms. Terri", "The Kiss of Life", "The Lake and the River", "Life and Death", "Lillian", "Lost but Not All Gone", "Mr. Usher (On His Way to Town)", "The Moon/Awake", "Middle Ground", "Mustard Gas", "Old Demons", "The Pimp and the Priest", "Planning a Prison Break", "Rebirth", "Ring 1 - Tower", "Ring 5 - Middle Class", "Ring 6 - LoTown", "The Rival Cycle", "Son", "Take More Than You Need", "The Thief", "Too Late", "The War of All Against All", "Unison", "Untitled Soul Song", "Venona", "Waves", "Weightless Underwater", "What Time Taught Us")
A4 ("1878", "Beyond the Pale", "Black Sandy Beaches", "Blood", "Blood of the Rose", "But There's Wolves?", "Crow and Cackle", "Cycles", "Dear Ms. Leading", "Deny It All", "Don't Look Back", "Economics", "An Escape", "The Evidence", "Fall and Flee", "Father", "God Only Knows", "Grounds for Divorce", "Go Get Your Gun", "His Hands Matched His Tongue", "If All Goes Well", "The Inheritance", "Inquisitor", "King of Swords (Reversed)", "The Kiss of Life", "Like Crazy", "The Line", "Mandala", "Melpomene", "Middle Ground", "The Most Cursed of Hands/Who Am I?", "No God", The Procession", "Progress", "Rebirth", "Red Hands", "Regress", "Ring 2 - Nature", "Ring 3 - Luxury", "Ring 5 - Middle Class", "Ring 6 - LoTown", "Ring 7 - Industry", "Saved", "Shake Me (Awake)", "Shouting at the Rain", "The Squeaky Wheel", "Stuck on a Wire Out on a Fence", "Take More Than You Need", "Things That Hide Away", "This Armistice", "This Body", "Trapdoor", "Untitled Soul Song", "Vital Vessel Vindicates", "The War of All Against All", "What It Means to Be Alone", "What You Said", "Where the Road Parts", "Witness Me", "You Were the Only One Who Didn't Fold")

Significant Low Notes:

D3 ("1878", "B. Linus", "Black Sandy Beaches", "Blood", "Blood of the Rose", "The Bitter Suite III: Embrace", "City Escape", "The Dead Don't Starve", "Dead Men Tell No Tales", "Don't Look Back", "Fall and Flee", "Father", "Filth and Squalor", "The Flame (Is Gone)", "His Hands Matched His Tongue", "The Indigo Child", "The Kiss of Life", "Lillian", "The March", "Mr. Malum", "The Moon/Awake", "The Most Cursed of Hands/Who Am I?", "The Oracles on the Delphi Express", "Ouroboros", "Progress", "Regress", "Remembered", "Ring 8 - Poverty", "Satisfaction", "Shame", "Sweet Naivete" "Take More Than You Need", "The Thief", "Things that Hide Away", "This Body", "Too Late", "Trapdoor", "Untitled Soul Song", "Venona", "Vital Vessel Vindicates", "What It Means to Be Alone", "Witness Me")
C♯3 ("Beyond the Pale", "The Bitter Suite VI: Abandon", "Bring You Down", "Camera", "The Collapse of the Great Tide Cliffs", "Gloria", "Inquisitor", "Light", "Like Crazy", "Melpomene", "Owls", "Ring 2 - Nature", "Ring 5 - Middle Class", "Tripping in Triplets", "What Time Taught Us")
C3 ("B. Linus", "A Beginning", "The Bitter Suite III: Embrace", "Black Sandy Beaches", "Cascade", "Dead Men Tell No Tales", "E. K. E.", "Economics", "The Evidence", "Gold", "Honorary Astronaut", "The Inheritance", "The Inquiry of Ms. Terri", "Isabella", "Let Go", "Lillian", "Look Away", "The Love", "The Moon/Awake", "Mustard Gas", "No God", "The Pimp and the Priest", "The Poison Woman", "Rapid Calm", "Red Hands", "The Revival", "Ring 6 - LoTown", "Sweet Naivete", "The Tank", "Take the Next Step", "Untitled Soul Song", "Venona", "Vital Vessel Vindicates", "The War of All Against All", "Waves", "Witness Me")
B2 ("Beyond the Pale", "The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt", "The Church and the Dime", "Dear Ms. Leading", "An Escape", "Evicted", "Filth and Squalor", "His Hands Matched His Tongue", "Home", "If All Goes Well", "Like Crazy", "The Line", "Melpomene", "Never Forgive, Never Forget", "The Oracles on the Delphi Express", "Shake Me (Awake)", "The Revival", "The Right Wrong", "Ring 4 - Patrol", "Tripping in Triplets", "Where the Road Parts")
B♭2 ("All Is as All Should Be", "A Beginning", "Honorary Astronaut", "The Inquiry of Ms. Terri", "Lillian", Mr. Usher (On His Way to Town", "Ouroboros", "Rapid Calm", "Ring 6 - LoTown", "Take the Next Step", "Waves")
A2 "The Church and the Dime", "Grounds for Divorce", "Home", "If All Goes Well", "In Cauda Venenum", "The Indigo Child", "The Inheritance", "The Lake and the River", "The Line", "Love! Or, the Beast That Looks Like It", "The March", "A Night on the Town", "No God", "The Old Haunt", "Owls (2010)", "Red Hands", "The Right Wrong", "Ring 2 - Nature", "Ring 7 - Industry", "Ring 8 - Poverty", "Saved", "Where the Road Parts", "Writing on a Wall")
G♯2 ("Final Dream Machine", "Shake Me (Awake)", "Son", "Take the Next Step")
G2 ("All Is as All Should Be", "The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt", "Mr. Usher (On His Way to Town)", "A Night on the Town", "The Old Haunt", "Ring 1 - Tower", "Ring 7 - Industry", "Saved", "Son")
F♯2 ("The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt", "Inquisitor" "Ring 4 - Patrol", "Ring 2 - Nature",)
F2 ("Grounds for Divorce", "Love! Or, the Beast That Looks Like It" "Ring 3 - Luxury")
E2 ("The Flame (Is Gone)", "The Lake and the River")
E♭2 ("Final Dream Machine")
D2 "The Flame (Is Gone)"

Best known as the lead vocalist, multi-instrumentalist, and main songwriter behind The Dear Hunter, Casey Crescenzo is known for his multilayered falsetto harmonies and powerful tenor belts that frequently reach up to the edge of the fifth octave. Early on, these high belts tended to have a raspy, fried, or borderline screamed sound due to his post-hardcore roots, but his upper range has gradually become cleaner over the years, becoming soaring and confident in both studio and live settings. His lows have likewise evolved, sounding stronger in the upper second octave and even occasionally dipping lower in backing harmonies.

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Blue marks falsetto or whistle notes.
Underlines mark notes that are obscured in the song mix.
Italics mark non-melodic notes.
Boldface marks notes that are considered to be particularly notable examples of this person's vocal capabilities.

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{Questionable Notes}
G5: "The Thief" [2]
G2: "Lillian"= [1]
E2: "Dear Ms. Leading" [1], "Progress" [4]
D2: "Progress" [4], "Ring 4 - Patrol" [1]
C2: "Ring 1 - Tower" [4]

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[1] marks yelps and short trills in high range or anacrusis and short dips in low range.
[2] marks notes of questionable identity that cannot be confirmed to be the singer in question.
[3] marks non-melodic notes that don't have a significant enough pitch to warrant inclusion.
[4] marks notes that possess uncertain pitch or have been pitch-shifted.
[5] marks notes that do not fit the previous criteria but are not of a substantial enough quality to warrant counting towards the singer's range.

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{Notewatched Material}
With The Receiving End of Sirens:
Between the Heart and the Synapse (2005): C3-C5

With The Dear Hunter:
Act I: The Lake South, the River North (2006): B2-E♭5
Act II: The Meaning of, and All Things Regarding, Ms. Leading (2007): E2-G5
Act III: Life and Death (2009): G2-A5
The Color Spectrum (2011): A2-F5
Migrant (2013): B2-D5
Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise (2015): F♯2-D5
Act V: Hymns With the Devil in Confessional (2016): D2-C♯5
All Is as All Should Be (2017): G2-F♯5
Antimai (2022): F2 - C♯5

With Honorary Astronaut:
Honorary Astronaut (2020): E♭2-G5