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Who Are You

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No, it's not the Cary Brothers, it's Cary Brothers... and you won't miss the imaginary twin. Who You Are is a soulful album with an Indie Rock heart. At first glance you might think its one of a long stream of melancholy guitar-heavy existentialist alt-pop sound-alikes but listen and Cary will surprise you with his passion and lingering melodies.

Especially worth noting are the bluesy aching Blue Eyes (Bonus Song), beautiful wistful Jealousy with its great piano riffs, the gorgeous lyrics and melody of Glass Parade, and the delicate guitar melodies of the Thompson Twins cover If You Were Here. Although all of Cary's melodies are strong, I didn't care for some of the lyrics (Honestly)- how many songs about love gone bad, getting stoned and drowning yourself in whiskey can you listen to? Same for Think Awhile. The majority however are thoughtful confessions mainly from the heart. In the title track as well as in the Thompson Twins cover Cary gives a nod to the bands of the mid-80's, a growing trend that gen X and admirers will enjoy.

If you like Coldplay or Dashboard Confessional, give this CD a listen as well. You just might find Who You Are is something worth holding on to.

O.K. Call me a stage mother, but this is a great CD. Even Jason Castro was hoping to sing 'Blue Eyes" by Cary Brothers as his next song on AMERICAN IDOL...unfortunately, he lost out!!!!

Cary Brothers' "Who You Are" is authentically simple, warms your heart with lyric and melody, and brings on fully-felt reminders of a beautiful summer's day. It's pop-rock at its best. Cary's gripping and sensually-honest vocals and songwriting flourish within the beautiful melodies. Throughout the album are hints of numerous generation wonders such as U2, The Cure, and ColdPlay. With his songs having played on numerous television shows such as NBC's "Scrubs", FOX's "Bones", and "Grey's Anatomy", most likely you have heard his music. It is music deserving of much more airplay. No over-production here; it is mostly organic sounds with tinges of electronic effects. Producer Chad Fischer thankfully does not appear to manipulate Brothers' talent in the studio because the heart and soul that went into the album was captured and comes through in the audio. The highlights are: "Ride" [from 2006's "The Last Kiss" soundtrack]; "Honestly", a very down-tempo mellowing vibe with touching lyrics and melodies; the slickly hooked and grooved "Think Awhile"; "All the Rage" a mellow, smooth, sensually spacious re-release track from Brother's EP [taking a well-deserved place on the album]; and "Precious Lie", a poignant beautiful song that takes the album out - at least until the secret final track, "Blue Eyes" makes its way as track fourteen. Who You Are is a must-listen. "Who You Are" is a definite keeper in my music collection.

The only problem at all with this CD is that bonus tracks 12 and 13 do not play. I imagine it is a production-wide problem, as I returned one faulty CD only to receive another faulty CD. Still, I kept that one!

This album is exactly what I wanted, expected, and enjoy. BUY IT! Keeep come it coming Brothers, keep it coming.

When I'm down, this album picks me up with collections of some of the finest pop songs ever recorded. Thank you, C Bros.

If you enjoy the likes of Joshua Radin, Ingird Michelson, Eric Hutchinson- you will LOVE Cary Brothers!!!!

I was able to pick this album up for $1.99 back in the spring and boy is it worth every penny. The songs are all pretty amazing and I must say that "Jealousy" is my favorite (sorry "Blue Eyes" lovers :).

Try it out - you won't be sorry!

This album, while it may be a bit of a downer, is amazing. The production level is superb. The album is cohesive, but varies enough to keep me interested. Gems include: Glass Parade, Jealousy, The Last One, All The Rage. If you like this guy, check out Until Tomorrow Then- The Best of Ed Harcourt (2 CDs).

After listening to this CD many, many, many times over the past year, I felt I was obligated to share my thoughts. I dare say that this is the best CD released in 2007. Cary is an amazing songwriter, both lyrically and musically. With this, his first full length album, he shows his natural ability to not only lift you up until you're riding on clouds, but also tear your heart out. The Songs on this CD are great for both sitting by yourself and pondering love, life, and the like, as well as background music at your Friday night party. I would call this Indie-Folk, in the vein of Josh Radin and Damien Rice, but with a little more Pop-Rock mixed in. Some of the standouts on here are: The Glass Parade, A song that anyone may be able to learn on the guitar, but no one will ever sing it or play it as beautifully as this original... Think Awhile, will make you do just that, without even listening to the lyrics, the music alone is thought provoking... Honestly, is a broken heart masterpiece... and the amazing remake of If You Were Here, is one of the best re-workings of a song I have ever heard. The vocals and arrangement on this make it a completely different song than the original, and the guitar rings with subtle brilliance! All in all, there is not a bad song on this CD, in fact, if you like Indie, Folk, Acoutsic Rock, Great Vocals, Great lyrics, or pretty much any kind of music really, there isn't a song on here I would tell you is anything less than great! Give it a listen on Amazon if you want, but the song snippets will not do it justice. You need to get a copy of this CD somehow and listen to it all the way through. Trust me, you'll be thanking me when you do.