Fans of spare, thoughtful indie rock have been awaiting Who You Are, Cary Brothers' debut full-length, since he stole moviegoer's hearts with "Blue Eyes," his simple but affecting contribution to 2003's Grammy-winning Garden State soundtrack. Their faith in the L.A. singer/songwriter was not misplaced, even if only a few songs on this 11-track disc are as capable of generating a goosebump epidemic. "Ride," a song that made it onto the soundtrack of another Zach Braff vehicle, The Last Kiss, is one of them; "Jealousy," a navel-gazing pop track that issues from the honest, autobiographical-seeming place Brothers has a knack for writing from, is another. Elsewhere, Brothers' songs meander pleasantly, but they don't get close enough to bite. That's not to say he doesn't show signs of becoming a consistently mesmerizing performer, though. Occasionally, as on "If You Were Here," he drops a metaphor that comes across both faded and vivid but uniformly beautiful: "Just like the rain I'll always be fallin'," he sings with a voice full of clear-eyed weariness, "Only to rise and fall again."
A year ago today, after some contemplation, I started off on this little experiment of a music blog. One year later, 425 posts and a total of 121,433 and 143,160 page visits (somewhat less unique visitors - this number is low, because I added on tracking a couple months after I started.) I'd say this is a success. The site has really grown over the past couple of months, and I've tried a number...
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Attention fans of Cary Brothers! His track Ride will be aired on Aural Bliss this coming Sunday night (1/14).Aural Bliss airs from 10PM-Midnight on Auralgasms Radio. You can also expect to hear from Trespassers William, The Cure, Ivy, Cocteau Twins, Saybia and Blur this week.Join the chat during the show to meet some like minded listeners.
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A year ago today, after some contemplation, I started off on this little experiment of a music blog. One year later, 425 posts and a total of 121,433 and 143,160 page visits (somewhat less unique visitors - this number is low, because I added on tracking a couple months after I started.) I'd say this is a success. The site has really grown over the past couple of months, and I've tried a number...
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Attention fans of Cary Brothers! His track Ride will be aired on Aural Bliss this coming Sunday night (1/14).Aural Bliss airs from 10PM-Midnight on Auralgasms Radio. You can also expect to hear from Trespassers William, The Cure, Ivy, Cocteau Twins, Saybia and Blur this week.Join the chat during the show to meet some like minded listeners.
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