June 16, 2005

The Rocket Summer: Hello, Good Friend

(Filed under: Discover New Music)

I admit I balked when Hello, Good Friend, the new CD from The Rocket Summer showed up in the mail. Just who is that 16-year-old kid? Turns out that "16-year-old" is 22-year-old Bryce Avary, the one-man band that is The Rocket Summer (have I confessed my inability to guess the age of anyone between 14 and 28?).

That's right, he's behind every emotion-fueled plink of the piano, whine of the guitar strings, crash of the symbols and just about anything else you can think of. And he's pretty darn good. It's achingly positive emo music, which sounds like a bit of a contradiction. This is full-on bubble gum pop, so hold on for the ride. A couple reviews can probably sum it up better than I. But I will say that the jittery "Story" is hands down the best song on the CD. When the chorus hits it's an all out fun-fest.

As an interesting twist, Avary's album is being released to the Christian market later this summer. His JPM count (Jesus per minute) is a little low for Christian radio, but the kids are going to love it.

Posted by kevin at June 16, 2005 10:40 AM

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Posted by: noelle at July 26, 2005 10:09 AM