- Who You Are (Cary Brothers album)
Infobox Album
Name = Who You Are
Type =Album
Artist =Cary Brothers
Released =May 29 2007
Recorded = 2007
Genre =Indie rock
Length = 50:24
Label = Bluhammock
Producer =
Reviews = *AbsolutePunk.net (90%) [http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=230741 link]
Last album = "Waiting for Your Letter "
(2005)
This album = "Who You Are"
(2007)
Next album = |"Who You Are" is the first full length
album byCary Brothers , released onMay 29 2007 . The first single from the album will be "Who You Are". The album was produced by Chad Fischer and Greg Collins. The album contains a hidden track titled "Blue Eyes," which was originally on his debut EP, All the Rage. The album also contains three other new versions of songs previously found on his two EPs: "Honestly" from All the Rage, as well as "Ride" and "Loneliest Girl in the World" fromWaiting for Your Letter .Track listing
# "Jealousy" - 4:50
# "Ride" - 3:39
# "Who You Are" - 3:38
# "The Glass Parade" - 4:49
# "Honestly" - 4:55
# "The Last One" - 3:40
# "Loneliest Girl in the World" - 2:55
# "If You Were Here" - 3:48
# "Think Awhile" - 2:53
# "All The Rage" - 4:25
# "Precious Lie" - 4:41
# "Blue Eyes" (Bonus Track) - 4:19Reviews
1 / "It's the music that plays in your head before that first kiss with a new crush, and the music that radiates in your ears as you walk home after they break your heart. It's the kind of music you can tie to memories so vividly that repeated listens conjure the smells, the tastes, and the other sensory images of the best (and worst) days of your life... it will be this album that solidifies the artist as one of the most entrancing in a budding musical landscape." - Jason Tate, ABSOLUTE PUNK
2 / "Who You Are is an impressive debut... The acoustic core of his debut album is augmented by Chad Fischer’s sensitive production, encompassing Daniel Lanois’ chilled-out panoramas and the intimate warmth of Joe Boyd at his best. This combination finds convincing expression in the lilting simplicity of “Honestly” and the truly beautiful but all too brief, “Loneliest Girl In The World,” where guitar picking is graced with icy trickles of piano and reverb-wreathed strings. “Ride” would lift the most cynical and leaden of hearts clear into the stratosphere." - Sid Smith, BBC Music
3 / "Well crafted, beautiful, and simply perfect pop album" - Music Glob
4 / “It's the kind of record that you want to listen to all the way through.” - Entertainment Weekly
5 / “On Who You Are [Brothers] consciously strives for something much more than just a singer-songwriter album fleshed out with typical studio players. The Nashville-bred Brothers was raised on moody Brit-rock acts such as The Smiths and The Cure…awash in reverb, dreamy synths and shimmering guitars, Who You Are harkens back to the bands that inspired him.” - No Depression, July/August 2007
6 / "Who You Are is beautiful in its simplicity... Using hushed guitars and strings, simple piano lines, and delicate atmospheric currents, he let’s his voice power through and draw you in. It’s the type of record you find yourself reaching for, no matter what your mood." - HERO HILL
7 / "This really is an excellent record... I recommend Who You Are not only as a snapshot of one of the better pop-songwriters making music today in his young prime, but also because when you strip away all the visual media cameos and soundtrack placements; Cary Brothers is one heck of a songwriter." - Trent Moore, SOUND THE SIRENS
8 / "I dig Cary... There's a lot of singer-songwriters all trying to do the same thing that Cary has attempted but you know, ultimately it just comes down to the songs... Who You Are deserves your ears." - Bruce Warren, WXPN
9 / "Most accurately described as a singer/songwriter in the ilk of Damien Rice and Joshua Radin, but requiring less work to embrace than either, Cary Brothers is required listening for a developing generation of fans of smart, heartfelt, original music, and Who You Are should quickly find its way to the top of their rotation." - Boston Globe
10 / "I think I‘m saying enough when I say (Cary) is in the same caliber as the rest of the musicians on the Grammy Award winning soundtrack, Garden State. Cary Brothers is able to capture the type of nostalgia that can be likened to the sounds of Keane and Coldplay; melodic guitar paired with a delicate dose of piano. This singer-songwriter’s music doesn’t limit his listener to the love-tortured soul syndrome. He certainly balances the pain and the pleasure. - Jessica Smith, Aced Magazine
11 / "Who You Are is stunning. There really isn't a bad track on it and you should go pick it up, now." - Mike's Daily Song
12 / "It's easy to hear why he's become a favorite in L.A. coustic circles..." "A lushly orchestrated debut.” - Kevin Bronson, LA TIMES
13 / "Who You Are features 11 songs of bedroom pop bliss and even has a couple upbeat gems within it as well." EACHNOTESECURE.COM
14 / "Maybe this will change your life, too." - Silent Uproar
15 / "If you close your eyes and actually listen while the album “Who You Are” spins in meaningful circles, it is near impossible not to relate the emotions and lyrical innuendos to your own personal experiences. If Lloyd Dobler had to hold that stereo high above his head all over again, a Cary Brothers song would be an ideal choice." - Music Snitch
16 / "Who You Are stands as an album of solid song-writing and enchanting melodies... a wonderful mixture of sonic textures... best played at night, on a long car ride home, when you need sound to blend with your thoughts. [It] falls into the category some call the 'soundtracks to our lives'” - Elizabeth Newton, POPMATTERS
17 / "You’ll be hard-pressed to find a better album this year." - Mike Farley, BULLZ-EYE
18 / "Cary has created a record that touches upon the many unique types of heartbreak we experience every day. Tunes like 'Jealousy' and the title-track 'Who You Are' (also the first single) are standouts - in each he explores the complexities of relationships with an incomparable sincerity." - Fine, Fine Music
19 / "Who You Are, an amalgamation of emotive pop, entrancing melodies and captivating songwriting, reintroduces Cary Brothers as a full-fledged singer/songwriter... Brothers may be the finest for penning heart-wrenching ballads that visually capture raw emotion. One of the best examples is the brief “Loneliest Girl in the World,” a flawless masterpiece about the pain and heartache of desperately wanting to be loved." - PerformerMag.com
20 / "An astounding album." - AntiMusic.com
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