ARTIST: Graham Isaacson
TITLE: Memories In Shadows
LABEL: Sinister Muse Records
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 192kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 42m total
RELEASE DATE: 2007-03-20
RIP DATE: 2007-02-16
Track List
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1. Pourin' Rain 3:40
2. Love Of My Days 3:54
3. What's The Point 3:16
4. So Please 3:05
5. Room In My Chevy 3:27
6. Just Waiting 2:55
7. Right From Wrong 3:29
8. Crush (Into The Fire) 3:26
9. Beauty Love 4:05
10. Fix You 4:46
11. I Don't Want You Anymore 3:33
12. Found A Star 2:59
Release Notes:
To categorize Graham Isaacson as a typical singer-songwriter, one would be
missing the point. On his debut, 'Memories in Shadows', Portland, Maine-based
indie singer/songwriter Graham Isaacson sounds like an old soul. His Tom Waits,
Leonard Cohen-inspired music evokes feelings of intimacy, truth, and heartfelt
emotion. His straight-from-the-heart lyrics would make most think he's been
around the block more than the rest of us. And yet at 23, it's clear his gifts
have only just begun.
Graham Isaacson began his interest in music as a piano-noodling toddler and
began writing his first songs as a teenager. "When I first heard David Grey's
'White Ladder' and Smashing Pumpkins 'Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness,'
it completely changed my way of thinking. That's when I started to write pretty
seriously." You can still hear traces of both of those artists in Issacson's
current setlist. Once Graham ventured off to college, his songwriting became
all-consuming. "That's when I realized I wanted to be a performer." He's been
performing ever since and, in the process, amassed a respectable local following
and a sizable MySpace fanclub as well.
'Memories In Shadows' was produced by Melodrome's Robby Baier at SubStation
Recording in Housatonic, Massachusetts. Recorded in an old train station,
'Memories In Shadows' manages to be both sweeping and beautifully raw in its
delivery, with Graham's voice and lyrical guitar lines often taking center
stage. In fact, it's exactly those qualities that contributed to Graham landing
Second place honors in the 2006 International Songwriting Competition (ISC), no
easy feat considering the who's who panel of judges: Tom Waits, Norah Jones,
Joss Stone, and LeAnn Rimes. It's also worth mentioning that the ISC received
close to 50,000 entries from 82 countries throughout the world, of which
Graham's was one. American Idol be damned.
Graham's uniqueness and dedication have also gained him the notice and respect
of another of Portland, Maine's notable residentsay LaMontagne. "He's been
really supportive and we've become good friends." They've also written a few
songs together that "will hopefully be on the next album." Graham has also
recently begun co-writing with other established brethren like Joey Degraw, Jeff
Cohen, and the Spin Doctor's Chris Barron. At 23, an old soul indeed.
'Memories In Shadows' will be released nationally by Sinister Muse Records on
March 20, 2007 to coincide with a private showcase at South By Southwest on
March 16th.