Summer at Shatter Creek - All The Answers

Summer At Shatter Creek, a one-guy-band, a one-guy-band-that-sounds-like-a-huge-band. Craig Michael Gurwich is the brilliant mind behind this project. Weirdly enough, he really sounds great, all by himself.

With already a debut Self-Titled album and a small EP called Sink or Swim, Gurwich marks it's way, again, and gracefully, with "All The Answers". That tiny five song EP was released as a taste of the eventual full-length. All five of those songs are reworked from their original stark minimalism into complex pieces containing winding guitars, pipe organs, and background noises. Sounding a bit like Jeff Buckley, bits of John Lennon or Leonard Cohen, Summer At Shatter Creek manages to sound unique and fresh at the same time. Gurwich’s voice sounds as sad and contemplative as ever, dragging the listener into his world of lost lovers, changing moods, and alcoholic friends falling down drunk. Gurwich’s voice/one-man-orchestra leaves anyone captivated at once. Most of the tunes blossom into expansive second acts, delivering emotiveness and, not as some songwriters think that blending sad lyrics with happy dance pop is somehow going to make it better, the sound Gurwich produces only enhances the sadness that the lyrics bring. He's "pure" and that's the musical representation that makes the songs what they are, simply beautiful. Well, the album starts quite well with 'Your Ever Changing Moods', a beautiful and touching music, with no drums at all, simple guitar chords, poetry-like lyrics and Gurwich's voice at his best and somehow, he sounds a bit like Thom Yorke from Radiohead. The harmonies are amazing, the production is stellar, and overall, all songs great! Don't get all scared by it's folk indie country alike songs, they'll really fill your heart! Just give it a listen..

1. Your Ever Changing Moods.mp3
2. All The Answers
3. Worlds Away.mp3
4. Fall Down Drunk
5. Something To Calm Me
6. You Don't Have To Be Perfect To Be Loved
7. Rebecca.mp3
8. Optimistic
9. Structure

Have at it! ^__^