Blog: I AM FUEL, YOU ARE FRIENDS

This is a gorgeously serpentine Elliott Smith cover from Oakland, CA foursome The Audrye Sessions . The first handful of times I listened to this I thought for sure it was a woman singing in that mournful alto. Now I realize that this band is fronted by a guy, Ryan Karazija. His voice reminds me of when Jeff Buckley would cover Nina Simone, or Thom Yorke's otherworldy falsetto. This spare rendition is altogether haunting. Waltz #2 (Elliott Smith cover) - The Audrye Sessions " i'm never [...]

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