Thieves & Liars - When Dreams Become Reality

Album: When Dreams Become Reality
Artist: Thieves & Liars

Track Listing:
1. The Dream

2. Betrayed By Blood
3. Road To Nowhere

4. Slavin' Away
5. Run

6. Alone
7. Forgotten
8. When Dreams Become Reality
9. Good Times
10. Seven Long Years
11. Reconciled
12. The Author Of Dreams

"An epic concept album featuring over 71 minutes of music & a 24-page book. For fans of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd & AC/DC" reads the sticker on the CD packaging. For the most part this is a really good way to put this classic rock style band.

Thieves & Liars have created a near masterpiece with this album, a concept album that follows the story of Joseph found in Genesis. Infusing the straight-up rowdy rock style of Zeppelin with the trippy, experimental passages of Floyd and some wonderfully penned lyrics, Thieves & Liars have really created a stunning debut.

There are some sweet surprises here, such as the amazing, more down-tempo tracks "Alone" and "Forgotten." Both are lengthy, emotional tracks that dynamically build. A number of songs on the album feature string arrangements, that add to the richness of the soundscapes.

All in all this is a great album, complete with a broad spectrum of songs - everything from rowdy rockers to beautifully arranged ballads. Sure to appeal to modern AND classic rock fans, any fan of head bangin' rock should check out this concept album.

Future Of Forestry - Travel

"And if you travel here/you will feel it all/the brightest and the darkest/
and if you travel here/listen to your heart/and take with you what lasts forever."

Album Title: Travel

Album Artist: Future Of Forestry

Track Listing:
1. Traveler's Song (3:49)
2. This Hour (3:41)
3. Colors In Array (5:40)
4. Close Your Eyes (4:02)
5. Closer To Me (4:11)
6. Halleluiah (5:55)

Future Of Forestry is an alternative rock band from San Diego, California. It is headed by Eric Owyoung, whose name may or may not be familiar to you. If you do recognize his name, it's probably because Eric Owyoung was also the lead vocalist for the band Something Like Silas, a band who became somewhat popular thanks to their song "Divine Invitation." But if you're only familiar with SLS, expect something completely new, wonderful, and different from Future Of Forestry.

This album, Travel, is the first in a series of three albums, each with a different "travel" theme. As you can see from the cover, this album is somewhat sonically and thematically themed around flight. Logically, then, these songs soar - the melody lines are big and open, the music practically breathes.

One thing I love about this release is that it can be listened to passively or actively and still be enjoyed. The songs are intricate, but never busy; complex, yet fit together so well that they don't sound that way upon first listen. Another thing I love (about FOF in general) is their use of different and unique instruments. A hand-pump piano was used on this album, as well the

theremin...
...and the musical saw...
...and always a favorite of mine, the tubular bells... (if they aren't on this album it sure sounds like it, and I know they've used them on past albums.)

Anyway, there isn't a bad song on this album (of course it is short, only about 27 minutes). From the wonderful chorus of "Traveler's Song" to the interesting vocal melody of "Colors In Array," to the peaceful guitar of "Close Your Eyes," you just can't go wrong with Travel.

Give the ever-innovative and always creative Future Of Forestry a good, honest listen, and I know they're bound to become one of your favorite new bands.

My Take:
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Must hear!

Album Highlights:
Traveler's Song
Colors In Array
Close Your Eyes

Links:
Future Of Forestry on MySpace
Future Of Forestry's Webstore
Future Of Forestry on Twitter

I couldn't find any songs on the playlist website, so just go to their MySpace (see above links), where you can hear songs from Travel as well as from their newest release, Travel II.

Jóhann Jóhannsson - Fordlândia

Album Title: Fordlândia
Album Artist: Jóhann Jóhannsson


Track listing:
1. Fordlandia (13:43)
2. Melodia (i) (1:56)
3. The Rocket Builder (lo Pan!) (6:25)
4. Melodia (ii) (1:49)
5. Fordlandia - Aerial View (4:33)
6. Melodia (iii) (3:12)
7. Chimaerica (3:23)
8. Melodia (iv) (2:45)
9. The Great God Pan Is Dead (4:56)
10. Melodia (Guidelines For A Space Propulsion Device Based On Heim's Quantum Theory) (9:04)
11. How We Left Fordlandia (15:25)

Jóhann Jóhannsson is a 40-year-old Icelandic-born musician, composer, and producer. A very accomplished man, he's created music for over 10 films and more than 10 stage productions, on top of his studio albums. His compositions on "Fordlândia" are moving and emotional. This music is not for the impatient, and don't expect this to be the kind of music to put a pep in your step---no upbeat songs here---but what you can expect is an album full of slow, gorgeous swells of orchestration.

Just like our other favorite Icelandic musicians (Sigur Ros being the most popular and well known), Jóhann Jóhannsson creates ambiences of another kind, using all sorts of instruments - expect to hear piano, pipe organ, violins, cellos, and bits of distorted guitar.

Fordlândia is a sort of "classical concept album" that tells a story (musically, of course).
The following is taken from Jóhann Jóhannsson's website:
"'One of the two main threads running through ["Fordlandia"] is this idea of failed utopia, as represented by the "Fordlândia" title - the story of the rubber plantation Henry Ford established in the Amazon in the 1920’s, and his dreams of creating an idealized American town in the middle of the jungle complete with white picket fences, hamburgers and alcohol prohibition. The project – started because of the high price Ford had to pay for the rubber necessary for his cars’ tyres – failed, of course, as the indigenous workers soon rioted against the alien conditions... The remains of the town are still there today. The image of the Amazon forest slowly and surely reclaiming the ruins of Fordlândia is the one that gave spark to this album... During the making of the album, I also had in mind the Andre Breton quote about convulsive beauty, which he saw in the image of "an abandoned locomotive overgrown by luxurious vegetation.'" (The track-by-track descriptions/inspirations can also be found at Jóhann Jóhannsson's website)

So before you totally read your brains to death, if you have the time, put on some music from "Fordlândia," kick back in a comfy chair, relax, and just give this a listen---there'll be some tracks in the player if I can find them online.

There is some music that words just can't describe quite right... This is that kind of music. I hope you enjoy this melancholy goodness as much as I have.

My Take: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Highly recommended.

Album Highlights:
Fordlandia
The Rocket Builder (lo Pan!)
Melodia...
How We Left Fordlandia

Links:
Jóhann Jóhannsson's website
Jóhann Jóhannsson on MySpace

Savio - Cycle A (EP)

Album Title: Cycle A EP
Album Artist: Savio

Track Listing:
1. Nothing I Can Do (4:19)
2. Oceans Moving (4:16)
3. Full Of You (4:45)
4. Without You (5:18)

Savio is a four-piece group, made up of:
Jeremy Griffith: vocals/guitars/producer/mixer (Wow!)
Jimmy Reeves
Jared Bowser: drums/samples (Also drums for the band SUNBEARS! They're great too.)
Mace Powell

Review:

Savio is all about dynamics, atmosphere, soaring vocals, and top-notch song writing. All of this shines on their four-song EP, Cycle A, which features songs from their full length album Denying The Constants. It will be released (hopefully soon) exclusively on iTunes. No date has been set yet.

The EP eases into the first track, "Nothing I Can Do," which finds a man lamenting a somewhat broken relationship. The hopelessly catchy and emotional chorus drives on with the words, "Nothing I can do will make it right... Nothing I can do will make one night last forever." Not the happiest words, but man, is that music savory. Savory Savio (Pun pun pun). Great song.

The next track, "Oceans Moving," has a darker sound to it than the other songs, but crashes into a stadium-rock ready, group vocal chorus toward the end. This song's chrous contains some interesting imagery: "I can feel the sunlight burning my eyes/I can hear the leaves as they fall to the ground/I can see the oceans moving/And I don't move at all" Jeremy really exhibits his poweful vocals (as always!) on this track.

"Full Of You" is full of dynamics, and has some interesting elements--a sample of a radio transmission, some ambient feedback/distortion in the prechorus, and yet another soaring vocal line, crescendoing into an amazing ending... Needless to say, even though it's not the most memorable song ever, it's definitely a great song, and Savio delivers.

"Without You," the final track of Cycle A, is probably my favorite song on the EP. It starts out with a very minimal sound--Jeremy's vocals, a piano, and some light ambient sound, all sounding as if they're through a lo-fi filter. The drums then come in, and the song pounds beautifully along. Then, everything drops out but some group vocals and a piano. Two or three measures--then the song explodes. Jeremy's vocals soar into the forefront as he powerfully exclaims, "Without you, it's not home!" The song then quiets and fades. Amazing, amazing song.

I can't recommend these guys enough. Heartfelt, emotional rock with atmospheric and ambient leanings. Listen to 'em now, so you can know 'em before everyone else learns about them. And then share the music. Music this good can't be kept to oneself.

You can purchase Cycle A from iTunes, eMusic, or Napster,
OR you can order a physical copy of Savio's Cycle A EP by sending four dollars to:

16 Manhattan Ave, Apt 3G, Brooklyn, NY 11206

Links:
Savio on MySpace.
(There are two additional songs from Denying The Constants on there, too.)

Deas Vail - All The Houses Look The Same

Hey guys.

Sorry it's been so long... Just a quick recommendation this time around.

Two words: DEAS VAIL.

I don't remember what language their name is in, but it roughly translates to "Humble Servant."

Amazing music. Wes Blaylock (their lead vocalist) has an enormous range.

Check 'em out.
www.myspace.com/deasvail

Just listenin' to their full-length (All The Houses Look The Same) in its entirety for the first time myself. Not a bad song on here from what my ears can tell. Amazing.

"Shoreline" is now in the music player.

Thrice - The Alchemy Index

A Brief History of Thrice:

Thrice has come a long, long way since the days of "Identity Crisis," their first album. For their first few albums, Thrice was very much a post-hardcore/punk outfit, playing fast and heavy punk-influenced music. The nature of their music made them known as more of a niche band.

However, the thing that has always set Thrice apart from other bands are the outstanding lyrics penned by frontman Dustin Kensrue (whose solo music I also heartily recommend!).

Thrice first began to break their post-hardcore/punk pattern with the release of 2005's Vheissu, which received criticism from many of Thrice's old fans due to the sudden change of style. The album was less punk, more "accesible" in a sense, but still had fantastic lyrics that strengthened the album's equally fantastic songs.

2009 finds Thrice having released four more studio albums (probably better referred to as a single project, really)... And I already say: I recommend them heartily!

Now, Down to Business!: The Alchemy Index, Volumes I-IV

Thrice announced on their MySpace in late 2006 that they were working on a project concerning the four natural elements: Fire, Water, Earth, and Air. They stated that the music would be "themed sonically and thematically to correspond with the four natural elements," and that the final project would have between 20 and 25 songs.


So here we are in 2009, with 24 songs having been written, recorded, and released as four separate albums, six tracks on each album. And I must say that I feel like the finished product is close to a masterpiece.

This project is unlike anything the band had previously done. In a sense it's very experimental, but in the end it's very cohesive and listenable.

Like Thrice implied, Volume I: Fire is as heavy as all heck (but still melodic, mind you); Volume II: Water is what you might think of an underwater world sounding like- slightly hypnotic, synthy, digital, but fluid; Volume III: Air is very echo-y and open, with one song even being about the legend of Icarus; Volume IV: Earth is very "earthy," (what other word is there?) and the songs were recorded to sound very raw and rich.

What I find awesome about this project is that even though each album is its own beast, the four albums are unified excellently. The sixth track on each is a 14 line sonnet, written as if from the perspective of the element itself. This lends a feeling of completeness to the project.

So in conclusion I could go on and on about The Alchemy Index, but really you've read a lot already... I guess all that's left is for you to experience The Alchemy Index for yourself.
As far as buying goes, you have some options... You can purchase all four volumes on CD (I & II are bundled, as are III & IV), or if you're like me and love vinyl, you can purchase all four volumes on 10" colored vinyl in an incredibly awesome box set.

I put a couple songs in the player... See what you think. I think they're excellent.

Final Verdict:
5 out of 5.
Must hear!

Links:
Thrice on MySpace
Thrice lead vocalist Dustin Kensrue's solo project: MySpace

"An Album A Week" Music Player Added!

EDIT: The song order is now LATEST reviewed album songs FIRST. So if you want to listen to things I reviewed in the past, scroll down in the music player.

I'm excited to say that I've added a music player to the blog!
It's right smack at the top of the page, right above this blog (as of now...)!
It will feature songs from albums recommended/reviewed on the site.
The way they're ordered is the same order as the blog's album reviews.
For example, the first tracks in the player right now are by Saxon Shore from "Four Months of Darkness," which happens to be the first album I reviewed on the blog.
I'll add more music as I add more reviews/recommendations, but until then, I hope you enjoy what you hear!

~b

Frank Sinatra - Come Fly With Me

So, I know it's been a while... Spring break vacations make it hard to keep blogs updated... So anyway. Here's a great recommendation...

Album Title: Come Fly With Me
Album Artist: Frank Sinatra

Track Listing:
1. Come Fly With Me (3:17)
2. Around The World (3:19)
3. Isle Of Capri (2:28)
4. Moonlight In Vermont (3:31)
5. Autumn In New York (4:36)
6. On The Road To Mandalay (3:30)
7. Let's Get Away From It All (2:09)
8. April In Paris (2:49)
9. London By Night (3:27)
10. Brazil (2:58)
11. Blue Hawaii (2:42)
12. It's Nice To Go Trav'ling (3:50)

A Quick Review:

It's Frankie! What else really needs to be said? Ol' Blue Eyes at his "funnest" and quite nearly at his best!

The songs on "Come Fly With Me" all follow a travel theme, and this fact ties the record together and makes it fun!

My only complaint about the album (and it's not a big one) is that the balance of upbeat to slow songs is exactly half-and-half, six to six. I prefer the upbeat songs, but the slow songs on here are top-notch, with great orchestration from Billy May.

So if you consider yourself a Frank Sinatra fan, you'd be doing yourself a disservice to not listen to this album as a whole. So do yourself a favor and take Frankie's advice: sit back and "light the home fires, get your slippers, make a pizza," and take a listen. Just remember: you may have the sudden urge to get up and swing in those slippers too!

Great fun!

Final Verdict:
3.5 out of 5
Definitely recommended.

Album Highlights:
Come Fly With Me
Isle Of Capri
Let's Get Away From It All
Brazil

The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta

Album Title: Zenyatta Mondatta
Album Artist: The Police

Track Listing:
1. Don't Stand So Close To Me (4:02)
2. Driven To Tears (3:21)
3. When The World Is Running Down, You Make The Best Of What's Still Around
4. Canary In A Coalmine (2:26)
5. Voices Inside My Head
6. Bombs Away (3:08)
7. De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da (4:07)
8. Behind My Camel (2:54)
9. Man In A Suitcase (2:18)
10. Shadows In The Rain (5:03)
11. The Other Way Of Stopping (3:22)

A Quick Review:

Sure, most everyone remembers The Police (mostly due to Sting, of course...). Remember Roxanne? Sure! She don't have to put on the red light. Right?

How about De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da? Yep. Speaks for itself. Or the well-known Don't Stand So Close To Me, a song about a paranoid teacher whose student is romantically interested in him. (Even if you didn't know that's what Don't Stand... was about,) You know the songs, the oh-so-catchy songs.

But have you heard the fast-paced near-punk reggae tune Canary In A Coalmine? What about the utterly infectious Man In A Suitcase? No? Well then, "Zenyatta Mondatta" is definitely an album you should hear!

Some regard "Zenyatta Mondatta" (Released in October 1980 on A&M Records) as the best album by The Police, and even though I'm not totally convinced, it's definitely close to their best. Every song is catchy and has a memorable melody. There's almost no filler on this album, with the exception of the somewhat tiresome When The World Is Running Down... and the utterly bizzare instrumental track, Behind My Camel.

"Zenyatta Mondatta" is surely one of the most accessible albums The Police ever recorded, and with two of their biggest singles on this album, I highly recommend it.

Final Verdict:
4 out of 5.
Highly Recommended.

Watashi Wa - The Love of Life

Album Title: The Love of Life
Album Artist: Watashi Wa

Track Listing:
1. All of Me (3:28)
2. At Its Finest (3:45)
3. The Air I Breathe (3:40)
4. With Love From Me To You (4:56)
5. Smoke Signals (4:21)
6. Joanna (2:37)
7. Everything (6:41)
8. Always Is A Place (2:47)
9. How She Sees (2:48)
10. Her Dress (2:44)
11. Clear (3:38)
12. Life Is Beautiful (7:42)

The Short and Sweet Review:

Watashi Wa's "The Love of Life" is a charming and encouraging pop album. This album has everything from full-on fast-paced pop-rock with happy guitar lines, to beautiful, slower moments of piano breaks. Top it all off with a hopeful voice singing lyrics that point toward something greater and you have a winner! Although a simple album in a sense, it's fun, faith-infused pop that's as much worth listening to for the music as for the lyrics. Definitely give this album a spin!

Final Verdict:
4 out of 5.
Recommended.

Album Highlights:
At Its Finest
With Love From Me To You
Joanna
Everything
Her Dress

The Long Winded Review:

One of my favorite pop-rock releases ever, "The Love of Life" was released on Tooth & Nail records in 2003. Watashi Wa, whose name roughly means "I am" or "As for me" in Japanese, was a young Christian pop-rock group that wrote fun, upbeat, and positive music. But it's not sappy or "104.1" (sorry, Fish!) by any means--this band's quality could let them easily stand up next to secular pop groups. The music isn't complex, in fact it's quite simple, but that doesn't make it bad by any means! Just not complicated. Simple is sometimes good, am I right?

Seth Alan Roberts' voice is a huge part of what gives this record the appeal it has, and despite the fact that he is sometimes a little hard to understand, his voice gives the album (as another review somewhere put it) its "sparkle and shimmer."

One reason I love this album is the positive (and even thought-provoking) lyrical content. Encouraging lyrics, words of hope and wisdom are found scattered about this record, introspective words like "I have learned that depression comes when our eyes are on ourselves" in At Its Finest, or heartfelt longing in Everything: "Lead me and teach me." To my ears, even with the strong Christian themes, Seth never comes across as preachy and never shoves anything down the listener's throat in this album--the album is far too friendly and relateable to be a turn off in any way.

SONG BY SONG:

The albums first track, All Of Me, is a very vocally driven track that sounds like Seth singing a pledge to stick to his faith and his relationship with Christ, to give Christ his all, despite hardships he may face. "I'll be the one, be the one they take//And I'll be the one they try to break//And I've just begun, just begun now//And I'm not a lot, but you can have all of me." Great lyrics!

At Its Finest begins with a crackling radio, and after a brief moment launches into a fast-paced guitar line, solid drums, and a throbbing bass line. The lyrics gently urge "to think things humbly//to lock up pride and throw away the key" and promise that things will work out for the better if we humble ourselves and put others ahead of ourselves. Again, great, great lyrics here. A really fun tune!

The Air I Breathe continues happily chugging along, and Seth sings out of a love that's "always, always found," one that he clearly wants the listener to be able to share in and experience. Again, it doesn't come across as preachy, but more like a good friend who wants to share something amazing.

Despite the title, With Love From Me To You sounds nothing like The Beatles' tune. This is a true song of love to another person. The chorus may seems sappy to some but here it is: "Come love, see the earth spin//Watch the colors collide, with hope at our side//All that is mine, with love from me to you." Maybe not a song that everyone will enjoy but one that's heartfelt, nonetheless.

Smoke Signals finds Seth observing that friendships sometimes are riddled with painful backstabbing, "...like a sport...", and he longs for freedom from it. Can't we all relate?

Joanna finds the singer nervous about dancing with a girl, apparently named Joanna, and playfully asks, "If I can't dance//Joanna would you understand?" A fun tune with a very simple chorus. One of those songs that you can sing to in minutes. :)

Everything is a gem, a slower song on the album, reflecting on the feelings of being called by something bigger. It ends with a break of about a minute and a half of simple piano. Very nice break in the album.

Always Is A Place finds Seth wanting to be one who's always there, "to know and always care," to "always have all ways." This song makes me think of 1 Corinthians 9, where Paul writes about being all things to all people.

How She Sees is more of a warning reprimand. It tells the story of a girl who simply wanted to see inside a church, a girl who "wanted just to see inside//she wanted just to know what's right//she wanted her life to be all right," but was instead rudely turned away by the people. Seth sings, "Remember Love that showed you life then show the same." What a statement. A good reminder for us, too.

Her Dress is a song about running from lust. "Her dress becomes my thoughts//my thoughts become a plot//her touch becomes my fate//can mercy find a way?" I think every guy has been here, and Seth sings for mercy to find him, and then says to the object of his desire, "Well I like you that way//but I will not stay." A relateable song that we can find encouragement and truth in.

The last two tracks, Clear and Life Is Beautiful slow down quite a bit.

Clear is a song of praise sung to God. "You're always here//Your touch is near//You're sound, so sound//You're always clear, so clear//Your voice is clear//You're sound, so sound." It's an encouraging song, and one of the most thought-provoking lyrics in the song?: "All this pain//Such lessons in such pain//Such hope in so much pain//How can I call this pain?" An amazing perspective, one that we don't always find ourselves seeing from.

Life Is Beautiful is a great closing track, and this one, like Everything, ends with a wonderful piano break.

FINAL THOUGHTS:

It may sound sappy, but this album seems full of exactly what the title refers to: Love. Inviting, friendly, honest love, pointing towards something greater. A very encouraging album, full of fun tunes. Give this wonderful gem a spin if you can get a hold of it--definitely worth your time.


Links:
Watashi Wa on Myspace
Seth Alan Roberts' new project, Lakes
Lakes on Myspace

Saxon Shore - Four Months of Darkness

Album Title: Four Months of Darkness

Album Artist: Saxon Shore

Track Listing:
1. Four Months of Darkness (6:48)
2. Amber, Ember, Glow (2:29)
3. Our Mountain Pass, A Winding Trench (8:32)
4. Secret Fire, Binding Light (5:36)
5. Side By Side In This Gentle Descent (7:54)

The Short and Sweet Review:

This album sounds like the instrumental equivalent to a hopeful ray of light after Four Months of Darkness, if that makes sense. I don’t recommend this album if you’re in an impatient mood, but if you feel like slowing down for a half hour, like taking a breath and relaxing to some very laid back, beautiful music that isn’t pretentious, cluttered, or busy, than Saxon Shore’s “Four Months of Darkness” is for you.

Final Verdict:
5 out of 5.
Highly recommended.

The Long Winded Review:

Despite this album's title, "Four Months of Darkness," this is one of the most gorgeous albums I've heard in a long while. This laid back instrumental record takes its sweet time to unfold, but boy, is that time sweet. I'll admit, it may be too slow for active listening, but it's a great album to unwind to, and its repetitive (but not overly so) nature makes it a great album to play in the background while contemplating, reading, or doing whatever it is you like to do to slow down (Personally, I listen to this album nearly every other night. It seriously helps me unwind).

The first sounds you'll hear as this album begins are a wavering hum, a steady clank, and soon, a tired, droning accordion. I've never heard the accordion played the way it is here before - slowly, almost painstakingly so. As it slowly establishes a melody, the drums ease in, and we're well into the album's title track, Four Months of Darkness. After a crescendo and a long, easy fade, the track tops out at 6:48.

Amber, Ember, Glow is the next track, and easily the most upbeat track on the album. It's a very layered track, complete with cheery chimes and tambourine. Even though his track abruptly ends after only 2:29, it's charmed me.

The next song, Our Mountain Pass, A Winding Trench clearly has a mouthful of a name, and a track length to go with it—8:32. It’s a very dynamic song, always leaning toward the quiet, a pattern true to the whole album. The best part of this song is actually tastefully tacked onto the end—about two and a half minutes of the song’s playing time comes from a simple acoustic guitar interlude. Not expertly played, but beautifully played. Highlight of the album.

The last two songs, Secret Fire, Binding Light and Side By Side In This Gentle Descent don’t introduce anything really new, but are just as pretty as the rest of the album. Side By Side... does drone for a just a tad too long at the end, but after listening to it as many times as I have I’ve come to overlook that, even appreciate it.

Like the lighthouse on the cover suggests, there is light in the midst of the darkness, and this album sure sounds like that hope to my ears.

Links:
Saxon Shore
Saxon Shore on Myspace
Saxon Shore's label, Burnt Toast Vinyl

Prelude

People Like Things Short and Sweet. That's Something I've Never Been Good At.

Nonetheless, this blog will hopefully be a place where I can share my love of music with whoever cares to look... My goal is to share at least one album recommendation or review a week. And if you feel like it you might listen to one new album a week... If you can even find the ones I review, that is. iTunes baby. :P

The format will probably differ from post to post, but know that if I give a really long winded review there's a shorter one underneath it if you don't feel like reading that much. :)

Considering that tons of new music is released nearly every Tuesday, quantitatively speaking, this isn't much of a resource... But I hope it might open your ears to some good music that you deserve to hear.

God bless,
~bryan

P.S.- For those who care, my web address for this blog (http://www.0233music.blogspot.com) references a Lost Ocean song, 0233. Yep.