Track Listings (16) - Disc #1| All Artists: Garrin Benfield Title: Nowhere is Brighter Members Wishing: 1 Total Copies: 0 Original Release Date: 5/9/2002 Release Date: 5/9/2002 Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 656613824122 |
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Nowhere is Brighter is an attempt, Garrin says, "to gather together a series of songs that best describe my life while living in a place of not knowing". The songs here are tactile audio environments that provide a landsca... more » |
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Album Description Nowhere is Brighter is an attempt, Garrin says, "to gather together a series of songs that best describe my life while living in a place of not knowing". The songs here are tactile audio environments that provide a landscape filled with raw emotion exposed for the listener to explore. Each song offers a glimpse of the emotional conditions the singer lives in without, as he puts it, "being obsessed with the particulars". Attempting to convey the essence of the universal feelings we all share, Garrin uses examples from his daily life to reach out. Listening in, it is not hard to imagine that there is much more to be learned. Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsGREAT SECOND ALBUM DESERVES ATTENTION A. Butterfield | UK | 06/15/2002 (5 out of 5 stars) "This is Garrin's second album. It's a much stronger, more cohesive effort than his first, though that was pretty good. But he's learned a lot since then, clearly. "Nowhere Is Brighter" shows a breadth of ability that "Living a Dream" just hinted at.
Key to this is a faultless foundation, courtesy of Bonnie Raitt's rhythm section - much has been made of this. But don't get the impression that they do all the work. The songs are Garrin's, he's a great singer, and a terrific guitarist. Lots of styles: from the understated pop of "What to Listen For", through the bouncy near reggae of "To Know", rock'n'roll ("Crazy Love"), blues ("The Sense That I Get") and folky tunes like "Leg". All are handled with equal confidence. Garrin has a strong, clear, steady voice that reminds me most perhaps of Jackson Browne. And he's good at writing tunes with hooks that have you humming them in the shower within a couple of listens. What's clever is the way that he includes gay themes without making an issue out of them, without them really becoming "gay themes". So I don't class him as a "gay songwriter" like Mark Weigle, for instance. The appeal of this album is much more universal, and subtle. You can take from these songs what you need. Sound quality, by the way, is first class all through. This is no budget production - look at the star cast! Roll on the third album." |
