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 O.A.R.: the wanderer - a roots rock, island vibe feeling with an energy and passion that leaves dance floors shaking after every performance. |   EELS: electro-shock blues show (recorded live) - Take one part despair, one part hope and one part black comedy, mix it together with pure driving rock, classical strings, jazzy embellishments, power-pop glee and a mix of samples, overdubs and disparate sounds, and you have what's made the Eels the Eels |  ALEXI MURDOCH: four songs - This highly praised beautiful debut collection of dark folk songs from newcomer Alexi Murdoch is CDBaby's most popular CD of 2003. |  O.A.R.: souls aflame - an island vibe, roots rock feeling with an energy and passion that leaves dance floors shaking after every performance |  GARY JULES: trading snakeoil for wolftickets - Rootsy urban folk rock. His version of "Mad World", heard on this CD, was featured in Donnie Darko. |  JACK JOHNSON: brushfire fairytales - Jack wrote the song "Rodeo Clowns" for G. Love's last album. His roots approach to modern songwriting has also been compared with Ben Harper |  O.A.R.: risen - Upbeat grooves and thought provoking lyrics form an energy and passion that makes O.A.R. so refreshing. |  DELP AND GOUDREAU: delp and goudreau - Vocalist Brad Delp of the band Boston and former Boston guitarist Barry Goudreau team up again with some guitar driven, melodic rock featuring soaring vocals and guitar, wrapped in life-living lyrics. |  ON: make believe - Infectious melodies, and inventive arrangements give this self-produced 10-song album an effortlessly accessible sound. The second solo release from artist/producer Ken Andrews, formerly of Failure and currently of Year of the Rabbit. |  JUDE: sarah - As heard on Morning Becomes Eclectic. Song cycle tracking the life of a relationship from beginning to end. | | |||||||||||
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CD Baby Editor's Picks - Rock | |||||||||||||||||||||
 IN THE BUFF: disturbing the quiet enjoyment of the home - In these exceedingly-creative, tightly-intertwined and musically-insightful arrangements of pop favorites from the Kinks, the Verve Pipe, U2, Boyz II Men, Collective Soul, A-ha, Eve 6, Guster and Semisonic, the University of Colorado's favorite pop a cappella group presents its first CD available through CD Baby. Founded in 1994 and still going strong, In the Buff has become somewhat of a cult on campus and has managed to keep its strong reputation for personality, humor and top-notch vocal performance as the years have passed, as the traditions have been passed from member to member. Put on a new set of ears and re-experience some of radio's most memorable songs- as they say, it's always better In the Buff. |  JIMMIE K.: change - Having honed a skill that few artists recognize- that of emotional build, JimmieK uses this ability as a central technique on which to construct his songs. As a listener, you're going along with this a starting level of emotion and then with each new phrase, the bottom drops out and you find yourself sinking through several more layers of depth. It's almost like standing on a thin crust of ice, having sensation rush through you with each time you sink further. Forming a pearly layer around each song's inspiration, this beautiful, Brazilian voice cuts through the distraction and white noise of life's clutter. Outstanding male pop. |  THE VALLEY ARENA: kinetic aesthetic - Often, life's most perfect treasures are beyond desription, beyond vocabulary. It goes against all instincts to try and compare this band to others but for a wee taste of what you're in for, The Valley Arena starts with hooks that grab you by your spine, an edgy grind that will have you gritting your teeth in pleasure, and a sharp-edged sound of reckless emo and focused punk for fans of Fugazi, No Knife, Q and Not U, and Cursive. Featuring emotional, stabbing guitar work and vocals that crackle through the texture, this rollercoaster ride of coarse, driving passion is one that you don't want to ignore. |  WAKING: the maze ep - When crafting an explosive sound, a top notch hard rock band, it doesn't hurt to start with elements of some of the greatest bands of current day radio; so with a vocalist who's as strikingly powerful as Maynard James Keenan of Tool and A Perfect Circle, and with an aggressive musical drive closer to Staind, Waking kicks these elements into high gear and has unleashed an album of stop-what-you're-doing-who-the-heck-is-that?! caliber. If you're the slightest fan of modern hard rock, this is the next band you need to check out- you owe it to your sense of taste! |  CRYPTIC VISION: moments of clarity - Okay, sometimes less is more. So let me say, if you are a confessed- or not confessed, die-hard fan of Kansas or Yes, this album belongs at home with you. You might think that these styles got lost in the 80s and you might not admit to your disappointment over that, but if it's powerful, kick-you-in-the-bottom prog rock you want, look no further. These guys take prog to the top with no room to expand any further. From their vocals to their hooks to their production, this is absolutely top notch. Even the Peter Cetera fan will find something to relish in. | | ||||||||||||||||
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