Devin O’Toole: Catch & Release

Posted on December 2, 2008 by Raven

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President of Everything is the alias of singer/songwriter Devin O’Toole, a native of Syracuse, NY. With little more than a guitar and his voice he creates an audioscape that can only come from a blend of musicianship and pure melody.

Lyrics:
If I wander out too far,
Reel me back in with the rope
And if the rope begins to fray
Darlin’ don’t you be afraid

Cause I may float away
But I will never stray
Too far away, my love
I’ll swim right back up the river
I may float away
But I will never stray
Too far away, my love
I’ll swim back to you forever, love.

If the water gets too deep
Pull me back inside the boat
And if the boat won’t stay afloat
At least you’re going down with me

[chorus]

If you’d rather let me go (oh-oh-oh)
Go ahead and cut the rope
But if the current drags me back to you
I can’t promise it’s the last
You’ll see of me

[chorus]

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Budapeg: Dinosaurs on Mars

Posted on November 27, 2008 by Rocker

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Interesting high school band from Vacaville, CA.
Featuring Robbie Jimenez – Bass & Lead Vocals, Tim Brennan, – Drums, and Lewis Robertson, – Guitar & Back-up Vocal.

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NotWithoutGrace: The Fly

Posted on September 18, 2008 by Raven

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Not Without Grace consists of Christoffer Franzén, Alexander and Linnéa Herlogsson, and was founded in 2007. The young trio mainly focuses on acoustic songwriting and performances, having influences like Joshua Radin, Damien Rice and City & Colour.

Band Members: Alexander Herlogsson (rhythm guitar), Christoffer Franzén (lead guitar), and Linnéa Herlogsson (vocals).

Lyrics

Never thought it would be this way
Must be something to do with you
Now I’m stranded inside this house
With walls of glass you see right through

And I don’t dare to open my eyes
Everytime I do I fall

Sometimes all I can do is to run away
But it always comes back to me
Back to me wherever I go
Somehow everything I see turns away from me
And it always comes back to me
Back to me whenever I fall

Finding out was as hard as I thought
Now I’m walking towards something new
This is me grasping for something I can not reach
You wouldn’t believe if I told you the truth

And I don’t dare to open my eyes
Everytime I do I fall

Sometimes all I can do is to run away
But it always comes back to me
Back to me wherever I go
Somehow everything I see turns away from me
And it always comes back to me
Back to me whenever I fall

Lost in myself
Couldn’t seem to understand what you made me
Now I know why
I can not stand here by you
So fly
Away into the night

Sometimes all I can do is to run away
But it always comes back to me

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Ben Lewis: Lost Cause

Posted on August 31, 2008 by Raven

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Ben is a first year student at the University of Sussex in Brighton (England), but lives in France. He’s been writing songs and playing guitar for a year or two.

The recording is weak, but Ben’s original song shows some potential.

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Joseph Akins: Masterpeace

Posted on August 27, 2008 by Angela

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Joseph Akins performs the title track the original recording Masterpeace at the Whisperings Solo Piano Concert held on June 27, 2008 at Onofrio Piano Company in Denver, Colorado.

Joseph’s influences range from traditional country music to modern jazz, but the sound of his original music eludes any categorization. Coming from his heart, it inspires people who describe it as pensive, moving, spiritual or just simply, beautiful.

Although this recording could be better, just close your eyes and listen.

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Elle Puckett: Echo Off The Sky

Posted on August 25, 2008 by Raven

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Here’s a 16 year old rising start from New Mexico.  Elle is a both a singer and songwriter.  We’ll be hearing more from her.

LYRICS

VERSE 1
Listen to me now
Dont go any further than
Saying this out loud
You dont have to pretend
it only took a couple minutes just to figure this out
we can do anything if we live life without a doubt

VERSE 2
some people hope to find
something extraordinary in
turning one page at a time
they dont know where to begin
it looks like i just happen to know you by name
you can force the piece to fit but the puzzle’s not the same

CHORUS
Looks like we’re gonna sing it now
until the very last light goes out
then we’re gonna close our mouths
and listen to hear ouselves
echo off the sky tonight
oh i love the simple life

VERSE 3
Dont be sorry if you dont
play the melody just right
i just want you to show
me one more song tonight
looks like grass is growning between the cracks in the sidewalk
and there’s pealing paint that lines up the parking lot

BRIDGE
i find the world in His fingers
He wont let me fall, let me fall
in the wind He is speaking
Your not at fault, He paid it all

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Tamar: Purified

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Raven

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Tamar is a 21 year old singer/songwriter working on her first album due for a 2008 release. She has a powerful melodic voice and a unique style of piano driven pop-rock.

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Hannah Trigwell: Forgive & Forget Me

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Raven

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Hannah is a 17 year old singer-songwriter from the UK. She is completely self-taught.

Lovely voice and great potential.

Lyrics

Air is heavy at my feet
As I watch you cross the street
Right in front of me
I’m shadowed by this tree
So maybe you didn’t see my face

But it’s such a small place
And in this small place

There’s a big chance of bumping into you
I hope you’d stop
Stone in your shoe?

I could catch up
And we can make up

And I’ve tried making ends meet
But your eyes stay locked at your feet

I’ll say I’m fine
Just to counter your upside down smile
You’ve had it on for quite a while
Ain’t it time
To forgive and forget me
I’ve been filled with regret
You know it wasn’t thought through
Because I never meant to hurt you

I know it’s my fault we are the way
We are but it’s yours more
For making us stay
Can’t we get back get back to how
We were

And I’ve tried making ends meet
But your eyes stay locked at your feet

So I’ll say I’m fine
Just to counter your upside down smile
Cos you’ve had it on for quite a while
Ain’t it time
To forgive and forget me
I’ve been filled with regret
You know it wasn’t thought through
Because I never meant to hurt you

I’ve tried making you see
That you’re right
This is all down to me

But I’ll say I’m fine
Just to counter your upside down smile
You’ve had it on for quite a while
Ain’t it time
To forgive and forget me
I’ve been filled with regret
You know it wasn’t thought through
Because I never meant to hurt you.

Lyrics and Music are Copyright of Hannah Trigwell 2008

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Marie Digby: Say it again

Posted on August 18, 2008 by Raven

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This is a professionally produced video from Marie Digby. She is a rising star via Youtube.

Guitar, piano, and original songwriting give this Californian a unique pop style.

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Sungha Jung: Night Flight

Posted on August 17, 2008 by Angela

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Sungha Jung is a young Korean guitarist.

His dream is to become a professional acoustic fingerstyle guitarist. He had been watching his dad play the guitar for awhile before finally jumping in himself two years ago. He turned eleven in September, 2007.

Currently, he is taking weekly classical guitar lessons and teaching himself fingerstyle guitar.

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