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"All The Rage" is the debut release from LA-based singer/songwriter Cary Brothers. These four songs, produced by Chad Fischer (Alexi Murdoch), run the gamut from power pop ("Supposed To Be") to acoustic folk ("Honestly"), but they all share one thing in common - as Cary says, "They're all pretty much straight from the heart, whether it's being broken or put back together." Cary's song "Blue Eyes" is also featured alongside tracks from Coldplay, The Shins, and Simon & Garfunkel on the soundtrack of the Fox Searchlight film GARDEN STATE, starring Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, and Peter Sarsgaard. Two years ago, Cary was spotted playing at an open mic by acclaimed LA troubadour Gary Jules, who subsequently began booking Cary at the famed Hotel Café in Hollywood, where Cary has become a regular among a group of some of LA's best up and coming talent. In addition the the national exposure from the GARDEN STATE soundtrack, Brothers has performed on the CBS "Late, Late Show" and NBC's "Scrubs," and "Blue Eyes" was recently named one of Top Ten Folk Songs of 2004 by the iTunes Music Store. PRESS/REVIEWS: "Alongside artists like Pete Yorn, (Brothers is) one of the emerging acoustic talents in Los Angeles... If he'd been old enough in the late 60's, the singer/songwriter probably would've grabbed a few rounds with a young David Crosby or shared a smoke with Joni Mitchell after an appearance together at a local coffeehouse..." - Billboard "A love cycle in four songs, covering everything from falling madly to realizing it's gone... The album just might become the new soundtrack to your life." - Daily Candy "Brothers is a thinking man's singer/songwriter like Elliott Smith, but at times flashes a melodic brilliance along the lines of Glen Phillips or Adam Duritz. "Supposed to Be" has almost an '80s pop vibe, but the rest of the tracks, in particular "Blue Eyes," are acoustic-driven and simply amazing." - Bullzeye "Cary Brothers delivers dreamy alternative rock... 4.5 stars (out of 5)" - DiscoveringArtists.com "It's only a matter of time before every blue-eyed woman in America is told by a man that Cary Brothers' song "Blue Eyes" reminds him of her." - Centre Daily Times ABOUT THE ARTIST: Cary Brothers grew up Nashville, TN, raised on a good mix of 70's FM rock (Zeppelin, Foreigner) and 80's British alternative (The Psychedelic Furs, The Cure, and The Stone Roses in particular). He picked up a guitar at thirteen and learned the entire early R.E.M. catalogue in a matter of weeks. His first band, "The Sorry Bastards," played exactly one show before disbanding over "creative differences" and, well, college. It was then at Northwestern University in the Chicago suburbs where he founded the band "Ted Passing Out," a frequently inebriated outfit whose live shows featured a motley blend of Velvet Underground/ Allman Bros. covers as well as some poppy original songs for frat kids who were competing with the band for the title of "most drunk." TPO released the now-treasured "my friend gary" EP, a fair attempt at recorded music, which has sold for as much as an astonishing two dollars on ebay and the black market. After a semi-terrifying pyrotechnic accident involving bottle rockets and a jug of pure grain alcohol, the band broke up, citing "creative differences." In Los Angeles, our fair traveler co-founded the band "The Dolores Haze" with old friend Rachel Robinson. Fairly prolific over a short period of time, the "Haze" (as lazy people called them) played some nice big shows across the city and recorded the tunes "The Wave" and "Love Song" with producer Chad Fischer. Yet, once again, a mixture of "creative differences" and (this time) inanimate rubber objects left Cary without a band. A broken man, he stopped playing gigs for a while and, like a mad scientist, began writing and recording on a home eight-track. In 2002, Cary got back up on stage again, this time as a solo act, armed with truckloads of original songs. He's become a frequent player at the world famous Hotel Cafe in Hollywood with his revolving band (always including "The Good Doctor" Jason Kanakis on guitar). Finally, in the spring of 2004, he went back in the studio with Chad Fischer and came out with the four-song "All the Rage" EP, which you should go buy. Soon. Likes: Coca-Cola, southern fried chicken, Mojo Magazine, ninjas, the Tennessee Titans, useless film trivia, taking his sweet time, and his "Fiddler's Jamboree" hat he bought in Smithville. Dislikes: Pepsi, people who are smarter than he is, the popcorn at the Sunset 5 Theater, small-minded bigots, and "mean" ninjas (you know who you are, dude). Check out the artist's website: http://www.carybrothers.com Track List: 1. Blue Eyes 2. Something 3. Supposed To Be 4. Honestly Suggested CDs:Other Genres:
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