Bronx native Ari Hest delivers a winning collection of acoustic guitar-based pop-rock on his major-label debut, 2004's Someone to Tell. Throughout the collection, Hest conveys his introspective lyrics in a meaty and soulful voice reminiscent of a young Michael McDonald, and his outstanding backing band sounds consistently seasoned and tight throughout the album's dozen tracks. The disc's best m...
Ari Hest became interested in music while still a teenager growing up in the Bronx. Though he'd taken piano lessons as a child, he taught himself how to play the guitar, mostly by listening to records from his parents' collection (Paul Simon) and alternative radio (Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews). While studying at NYU, Hest hit the East Coast college circuit, performing a mix of covers and his own m...
Truly one of my favourite artists..I could just sit and look at that sky and listen to Ari.. until I sleep tonight :-) and thats not for several hours...