Q: I admit it, my music does sound a little like:
"The Beatles, if Lennon was from Houston and McCartney was from Lubbock." -from an interview at Miles of Music (milesofmusic.com)

13 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Americana, POP: Beatles-pop



Details:
"Outstanding follow up to 2003's âLone Starâ album bridging the divide between country and the Beatles." (Rated 9 on a scale of 10) -Mark Whitfield, AMERICANA-UK (www.american-uk.com)

Praise for North Hollywood Sklyine:

Outstanding follow up to 2003's âLone Starâ album bridging the divide between country and the Beatles.

Texas born Brady Harris has been around for a while now, garnering critical acclaim and winning awards for his last three records from various quarters. Now based in LA, itâs the inbetween years of Harrisâ adventures in Europe which often appear to have had the greatest impact on his music, giving him a unique hybrid sound of classic Americana tacked to a much more anglo-cised sound, and in particular the Beatles. And yeah, every other band can claim to be influenced by Lennon and McCartney but few do it with such conviction as Harris, partly because he doesnât just sound like them but he often writes like them too. âNorth Hollywood Skylineâ is undeniably Americana but the songs themselves are so strong and Beatles-esque at times that you do have to check the credits to reassure yourself the tunes havenât been nicked. Tracks like the opener âGet the Losers Outâ and âCome Along and Thrill Usâ contain gentle lilting melodies, almost sardonic lyrics and really memorable hooks. The dichotomy between the various angles of his sound are wryly explored on âWeâre Alt Country (& Yer Not)â (which should give record shop owners some genre based categorisation headaches) but there are some genuinely sublime country ballads here too â the arrangement on âSweetheart of the Rodeoâ in particular can make the hairs stand up on the back of your neck without any difficulty at all, and âWestward Heavenâ takes an almost blues based riff and turns it into something more developed and creative which builds beautifully. Harrisâ voice throughout is one of the most distinctive on the current Americana scene with echoes of Elton John and Lennon himself, and pedal steel provided by the Minus 5âs Tucker Jackson provides a quality backdrop for many of the songs. At the end of the day, for all the excitement the album generates in its studio form as released, you know that alone with a guitar and Harrisâ voice, the songs could speak for themselves quite easily unhindered by production. Unique and definitely worth exploring.

(Rated 9 on a scale of 10!)

-Mark Whitfield, AMERICANA-UK (www.americana-uk.com)

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Press samples for "Lone Star":

The Texas-bred, Los Angeles based Harris goes on a highly-rewarding musical trip through Beatlesesque pop-rock and singer-songwriter intimacy.
âMichael Berick, NO DEPRESSION MAGAZINE

One of the strongest roots-pop releases weve heard not only in 2003 but in the last few years.
-NOT LAME RECORDS

More evidence that it's what's lurking beneath the radar that's really important, Brady Harris - following the familiar career trajectory of starving busker (in London and Paris), accidental recordings, critical acclaim (not the least of which came at the NxNW conference in '99) impressive underground success ($5000 from MP3.com) and still no major label deal - has just released his third album, recorded at home with the assistance of a $500 Shure microphone he won for his roots-grass version of Motorhead's 'Ace Of Spades'. Intrigued? Good, for mere words can never do him justice. Ignore, then, the fact that Harris' voice bears comparisons with John Lennon; ignore the fact that he creates a beguiling brand of alt. power country pop, something like Peter Bruntnell massaging Big Star; ignore the fact that Harris can take on Joe Pernice in his own back yard and win. Ignore these words, let your ears do the judging, and you're left wondering where this California-dwelling Texan has been hiding all your life.

-Michael Ornadet, LOGO-MAGAZINE (UK)