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Pop-rock singer/songwriter Chris Trapper ushers in the indie-artist Holiday Season with the release of his fifth solo studio CD, Til The Last Leaf Falls. Released nationally on November 18, 2008, Til The Last Leaf Falls is a collection of 13 alt-pop songs written and performed by the artist. Til The Last Leaf Falls includes Chris Trapper's version of his original song 'This Time', a whimsical love letter of a pop anthem accented by Chris' signature guitar tuned down to a dropD. According to iTunes and Soundscan, 'This Time' (vocals: Jonathan Rhys Meyers) is the most popular, most purchased, song from the Grammy Award nominated August Rush Motion Picture Soundtrack (Warner Bros. Pictures). August Rush, nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Compilation Soundtrack Album For Motion Picture, Television Or Other Visual Media displays a longevity beyond its ties to the film. Chris speaks candidly about his invitation to work on the August Rush project: "One of the Warner Bros music supervisors contacted me, we chatted about how they were stuck and needed a signature song for the main character (played by Jonathan Rhys Meyers) to sing. There were high stakes for the song, it was meant to be the central romantic theme of the film, and there was some sort of creative tug-of-war going on as to exactly what the song should sound like." Til The Last Leaf Falls, produced by Brad Young for Underground Productions (Boston, MA), is a musically diverse and somewhat darker listening experience than previous Chris Trapper solo outings. The new CD includes the plaintive keyboard ballad 'Wait A Lifetime', the sing-a-long nod to Irish folk music 'Black Hearted Bride' and a straight forward modern rock glimpse into the lonely life of an unsettled guy, 'Cost of Constant Traveling'. The players include Chris Trapper on vocals, guitar and piano, Paul Chiasson on drums, Tom Bianchi on bass. Hugh McGowan on second guitar, and special guest guitarist Duke Levine (Mary Chapin Carpenter) on select tracks.