Brett Dennen

Can I just say how much I love Brett Dennen? I know Mila is with me on this one, but for those of you who have no idea who I'm talking about please get on iTunes or wherever you get music and check him out. His lyrics are just so prophetic and poignant. My cousin would call him "sad bastard music," but that's always been the kind of music Jon and I like best. Some of my favorite songs are "Ain't No Reason," "There is So Much More," "Darlin' Do Not Fear," and "She's Mine," but I certainly haven't met a song of his I didn't like.

(from Ain't No Reason)
People walk around pushing back their debts
Wearing pay checks like necklaces and bracelets
Talking 'bout nothing, not thinking 'bout death
Every little heartbeat, every little breath
People walk a tight rope on a razor’s edge
Carrying their hurt and hatred and weapons
It could be a bomb, or a bullet, or a pen
Or a thought, or a word, or a sentence

Every now and then an artist emerges on the scene as if fully formed. The voice is distinct, immediate in its character. The songs feel like they truly belong to the singer. A level of self-possession animates the performances, delivers them right to your doorstep. Nothing feels forced . . . it just is. Theres an aura of inevitability that surrounds the emergence of such artists. With the release of So Much More, Brett Dennen joins the ranks of those who fit this description. Others? Joni Mitchell. Rufus Wainwright. James Taylor. Patty Griffin. Steve Earle. John Mayer. Its a class of artists defined not by genre or by a level of success but by the character of their entrance. We open the door when they appear, and its as if we were expecting them. Source: http://www.brettdennen.com/bio.html