Important, up-beat rock & roll in the vein of Cake, Ben Folds, and Mason Jennings.

11 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Acoustic, COUNTRY: Western Swing



Details:
Cryns Number 3 is the brainchild of Toby Cryns. The album, "...if Howard Roarke could dance", is a showcase of the struggle between form and function, between brilliance and what everyone else thinks should be brilliant.

Ayn Rand's, "The Fountainhead", provides the basis and setting for the album, which was recorded in Minneapolis and L.A. by the Cryns Brothers, who live some 2,000 miles apart. Most of the drums and bass were recorded in L.A. by Brother Noah, while the guitars, vocals, and pianos were done in Minneapolis by Brother Toby.

It took over 6 months of intense work in the studio to arrive at this final package of burning hearts and lost souls. Toby worked under the premise that the songs would "only be as long as they need to be to get the message out." So, you will notice that the songs on "...if Howard Roarke could dance" do not follow standard pop music protocol. The songs are crass, intense, and rarely feature repeating choruses. There is no rhyming on the album, but Toby's penchant for lyrical rhythms and beautiful thoughts are predominantly displayed. You might regularly find yourself saying, "This song is too short!", and that will be because Toby's vision did not include any fluff. In a world where form beats function 9 times out of 10, this album stands up to the nonsense and presents the world through Toby's bullshitless eye.

You might love this album or you might hate it, but it is true to Toby's vision and he is not apologizing for it.