We Were Here

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If you're partial to what some folks call "whisper rock" — delicate and sometimes precious singer/songwriter based music characterized by acoustic guitars, string sections and of course wispy, hushed vocals like those of Nick Drake, Neil Halstead, Jack Johnson, Elliott Smith, etc. — then you're almost sure to fall for the songs of Joshua Radin if you haven't already. Radin's music was discovered by his friend actor/filmmaker Zach Braff who was so impressed with the aptly titled "Winter" (it sounds wintry) that he featured it on the soundtrack to his hit television show <i>Scrubs</i>. A deal with Columbia Records immediately followed and Radin's recordings were subsequently groomed for other young adult based television shows like <i>Grey's Anatomy</i>, <i>One Tree Hill</i>, and <i>Brothers And Sisters</i> to name a few. Throughout <i>We Were Here</i>, Radin's slightly textured voice sounds like he was just awoken from a nap (especially on the opening song "Sundrenched World") as his lyrics confess the complexities of living the life of a hopeless romantic. Fellow tunesmith Priscilla Ahn peppers Radin's debut with similarly fragile harmonies, helping to give the album the feel of an indie-targeted film soundtrack that sounds more <i>Garden State</i> than <i>Juno</i>.

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