http://www.ilike.com/artist/christian+summer
http://apps.facebook.com/ilike/artist/christian+summer
Having discovered this guy at Garageband, I've had a good time listening to his tunes.
"Take me Home" would be the focus of my review - what a song! But first with my criticisms. It sounds live, but I think his voice could've carried better over a drier recording. He has enough texture and timbre to carry the song without the echo/reverb. But that's purely technical. I am afraid that one might only be able to listen to about 5 of his songs, if one was focusing on the voice only, which tends to be high, but the songwriting more than makes up for it.
"Take me home" is a simple acoustic-vocal song, but with enough technical prowess, both vocally and guitar-wise, to keep any listener glued. Not just that, but it is delivered in a non-showy, functional way, keeping the focus and integrity that of sounding good.
Lyrically any folk-singer needs to know his stuff, and Christian Summer does not let us down here. A criticism that has been directed at me in the past, especially with the vocal/guitar format, is a lack of emotion in delivering lyrics, because of focusing on your playing too much. I can't say the same here. Syncopation is solid, with great delivery on both sides.
I'd really like to see this guy tear up the world in small-venue, exclusive ticket settings. I think he'll be a huge hit still.
