ARTiST: Bryan Estepa
ALBUM: Sunday Best
BiTRATE: 191kbps avg
QUALiTY: EAC Secure Mode / LAME 3.97 Final / -V2 --vbr-new / 44.100Khz
LABEL: Popboomerang
GENRE: Rock
SiZE: 61.31 megs
PLAYTiME: 0h 42min 34sec total
RiP DATE: 2008-07-06
STORE DATE: 2008-06-03
Track List:
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01. Aches and Shakes 3:55
02. Different With You 3:13
03. Carl Wilson 4:11
04. Roses 3:48
05. Stars 3:02
06. I'm Going 5:11
07. Myself 2:33
08. Skipping Days 2:58
09. Worry Me None 4:26
10. Second Guess 4:16
11. Sunday Best 5:01
Release Notes:
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Australian import and the second album from Bryan Estepa, one of our favorite
indie power pop releases from 2006! Like the debut, ôSunday Bestö is a stunning
collection of pop gems glazed in head-nodding hooks and romantic longing,
spanning a sonic spectrum that echoes Gram Parsons lilting alt-country to You Am
Is crunching mod-rockers. It`s inspirations are diverse yet blend in a coherent
album that a total listening experience. Equal parts of early/mid 70`s Rolling
Stones, Elliot Smith, Whiskeytown, a bit of 70`s soft rock(think Bread) and
modern day power pop. On one level, it`s a classic rock album for the power pop
lover, filled with assertive arrangements, pumping melodies, confident solos and
on the other it`s a quintessential songwriter album, wonderfully restless to
explore so many different musical vistas.
ôSunday Bestö has a larger expanse of sounds and moods. Describing it as a
snapshot of where his life is right now, particularly after all the experiences
from the previous record, he has also managed to instil his own identity in his
music. With a fresh organic air throughout, Estepa was inspired by what he calls
his eternal search to find that killer melody and hook. When you hear the way
the gentle beauty of the title track suddenly bursts into some glorious pop itÆs
clear he has over achieved in that regard. The whirling organ of the instantly
catchy Different With You is pure summer pop; Roses, with its oh-so-wide chorus
is a cheeky romp and the manic moment of the energetic Myself is I See Red for a
new generation. Things are a little gentler with Skipping Days which has a hint
of country about it and the heart tugging Worry Me More. IÆm Going perhaps best
demonstrates EstepaÆs emergence as one of the best songwriters on the scene with
its well crafted structure and freefall ending. Sunday Best is EstepaÆs best
work yet. Any day of the week. Extremely Highly Recommended!