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A Boy Who Thought He Knew

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I've been able to relate to Alex Nackman's music because he's very real lyrically. "A Boy" is a very cool disc with a lot of diversity between tracks. I personally like the second half of the CD, which is a little more somber, with hints of Lennon-esque chord progessions.

I've experienced Alex Nackman more at his live performances than on his albums, having seen him 2 times in L.A. The guy just connects in every way, with very strong songs. I got this album A BOY WHO THOUGHT HE KNEW and downloaded his others at iTunes. The new one is a terrific disc with 12 well-produced and strongly performed tracks. It's a CD that shows a ton of maturity. AN is only 21, but his lyrics have a lot of years behind them. I hear some Paul McCartney in the disc at times, which is a good thing.

I work at an indie label in Tennessee. I found Alex Nackman at [...]searching around a bit. I saw him play in Nasville this summer and loved the music. The new CD "A Boy" is a great collection of well-crafted and well-written songs. They cover a lot of ground in that some are more pop, others are more rock. Towards the end of the CD, the songs get a little more heavy, which is kind of a nice darker side of AN. I think the only negative aspect to the disc is the arrangement of one song, "Waiting Home." The song is very cool and different, but it has an odd form--I guess you've gotta experiment sometimes though. The whole CD is terrific and it's down the ally for anyone into lyrically driven acoustic rock with an edge.