VICE Exclusive: Listen to Tom Diabo's Haunting Acoustic Songs

German musician Tom Diabo died in 1988 at the age of 30, after battling brain cancer for seven years. Over the course of his illness, he spent time in his bedroom recording tracks to a two-track tape recorder. After his death, an album of Diabo's deep-voiced and often-unsettling recordings was released. A few songs were only released as seven-inches for Diabo's family.

Now, Body Double is re-releasing the album on June 23, along with a bonus seven-inch of previously unreleased songs. The album tracks the ebb and flow of a healthy, creative mind struggling with its deteriorating body, the songs vacillating between playful meandering and stark, emotional depth. Today we're premiering one of songs previously only made available to Diabo's family, called "Little Pilgrim." Give it a listen above.

Pre-order the reissue here.