Independent music reviews, interviews and downloads from Utah, 2007–2012
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How does it feel to be compared to musicians like Ben Folds and Billy Joel? All at once, it can feel flattering, challenging, and limiting. I am often told I sound like Ben Folds, Rufus Wainwright, Billy Joel, and Elton John. Most of the…
Was it difficult getting back into the groove with an eight-year gap between albums? No ... the groove is a very patient, forgiving kind of chap ... he seems to always take a shine to us when we eventually show up.
In the track "Sylvia Plath," you combine hip-hop and an early Jazz style -- you seem to be fond of combinations like that. What brought that about? I think jazz is one of the more interesting genres of the last century. I'm certainly no…