
Audrye Sessions ' self-titled debut on Black Seal — available early 2009 - is packed with polished, propulsive rock songs and gentle, stripped-down tunes with the kind of ear-grabbing melodies that instantly hard-wire themselves into your brain. Recorded with Andrew Scheps ( U2, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Johnny Cash ) and Matt Radosevich ( The Hives, Taking Back Sunday ), the album is anchored by Ryan Karazija's remarkable voice, which is whisper vulnerable one minute, roiling with emotion the next and easily slips into a smooth falsetto. [...]