Chris Garneau
Looks like Yoni Wolf and sounds like Sufjan Stevens.I've found a description of Chris Garneau's music which perfectly summarises my thoughts, so I will borrow a few words from (Chris Garneau@last.fm) to start off with:
"Beautiful and sad music... balanced on the edge of melancholy and hopefulness. For quiet evenings and pure mornings. Piano, cello, haunting and graduating melodies, beautiful airy vocals."
Garneau creates delicate pop songs that are infused with elements of jazz. They often only consist of piano and vocal parts, but Garneau is not afraid to use his voice in a way reminiscent of Regina Spektor to create diverse sounds, textures and emotions. This might not be coincidence, as it is obvious that he is a fan from a list of his "favorite enemies" on his myspace site. The third track on the album, 'Black & Blue', even shares a short piano part with Spektor's 'Samson'.
Garneau reminds me a lot of Sufjan Stevens; his songwriting, vocal technique, his delicate and relaxing melodies with Moldy-Peaches-esque charm. The fact that every song is good enough to deserve its place on the record reminds me a lot of Damien Rice's 'O'.
" I'm always going to worry about this, but you'll tell me 'It's okay, Chris' "
His originality can be easily heard on the final track of the album, 'Between The Bars', originally written and recorded by Elliott Smith (found on his album 'Either/Or'). Personally, I'm not a fan of covers on albums, but Garneau makes this song his own, and for a listener who had not heard the original, this song would not be out of place on this record. The vast amount of emotion on this track can mainly be creditted to Garneau's vocal part, which I think is one of his best on the entire record.
Thanks to Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart and his recommendation to the record company Absolutely Kosher, Chris Garneau's debut album, 'Music For Tourists', will be released into shops later this month. It is, however, available for preorder and shipping from the Absolutely Kosher site.
Listen:
Relief (sendspace)
Baby's Romance (sendspace)
Between The Bars (sendspace)
"Beautiful and sad music... balanced on the edge of melancholy and hopefulness. For quiet evenings and pure mornings. Piano, cello, haunting and graduating melodies, beautiful airy vocals."
Garneau creates delicate pop songs that are infused with elements of jazz. They often only consist of piano and vocal parts, but Garneau is not afraid to use his voice in a way reminiscent of Regina Spektor to create diverse sounds, textures and emotions. This might not be coincidence, as it is obvious that he is a fan from a list of his "favorite enemies" on his myspace site. The third track on the album, 'Black & Blue', even shares a short piano part with Spektor's 'Samson'.
Garneau reminds me a lot of Sufjan Stevens; his songwriting, vocal technique, his delicate and relaxing melodies with Moldy-Peaches-esque charm. The fact that every song is good enough to deserve its place on the record reminds me a lot of Damien Rice's 'O'.
" I'm always going to worry about this, but you'll tell me 'It's okay, Chris' "His originality can be easily heard on the final track of the album, 'Between The Bars', originally written and recorded by Elliott Smith (found on his album 'Either/Or'). Personally, I'm not a fan of covers on albums, but Garneau makes this song his own, and for a listener who had not heard the original, this song would not be out of place on this record. The vast amount of emotion on this track can mainly be creditted to Garneau's vocal part, which I think is one of his best on the entire record.
Thanks to Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart and his recommendation to the record company Absolutely Kosher, Chris Garneau's debut album, 'Music For Tourists', will be released into shops later this month. It is, however, available for preorder and shipping from the Absolutely Kosher site.
Listen:
Relief (sendspace)
Baby's Romance (sendspace)
Between The Bars (sendspace)
