Dustin stopped by AOL when he was in New York this week and did a few exclusive performances with them. You can check them out here.
Albums In Stores Today
Here are some of the albums that are in stores today.
Future of Forestry – Twilight
Dustin Kensrue – Please Come Home
Permanent Me – After The Room Clears
Atreyu – Best Of CD/DVD
Piebald – Accidental Gentleman
Damiera – M(us)ic
Beneath The Sky – What Demons Do To Saints
A Day To Remember – For Those Who Have Heart
Shins – Wincing The Night Away
Stole Your Woman – Scene
Staff Recommendations January 21st 2007
Bryce Jacobson
I would suggest checking out the featured bands we have up this week including Future of Forestry, Dustin Kensrue, and Permenent Me.
For DVD releases this week check out The Guardian starring Kevin Costner and Ashton Kutcher.
Also remember that Heroes and Prision Break both start new episodes this Monday night.
Dustin Kensrue – Please Come Home
Artist: Dustin Kensrue
Album: Please Come Home
Label: Equal Vision
Purchase: MerchNow
Release Date: January 23, 2007
Overall: 9.1
Music: 8.8
Lyrics: 9.5
Production: 9.0
Dustin Kensrue, mastermind and frontman of alternative rockers Thrice, has been embarking on many new endeavors recently. Between the birth of his first child, his position on the board of To Write Love On Her Arms, writing and recording a new record with Thrice, and playing countless solo shows, Dustin’s solo album may be subconsciously titled as a request of himself. Regardless, this eight song debut contains the passion and the power he exudes in Thrice, but in a stripped down, soft-serve setting.
Reminiscent of Johnny Cash meets Bruce Springstein mixed in with the expected honesty of Dustin’s writing, don’t think you’re getting an acoustic version of Thrice. This album is far removed from their sound. The country and blues tone is not normally something I take to, but for some reason, Dustin does it differently.
The songs are not groundbreaking, life changing, or perfect, but they’re easy to identify with, sing a long to, and love as though they were written for you. I strongly recommend this album, it just may be your gateway into a genre ignored by a lot of modern rock fans, and embraced by this modern rock icon.
Track Listing
1. I Knew You Before
2. Pistol
3. I Believe
4. Please Come Home
5. Blood & Wine
6. Consider The Ravens
7. Weary Saints
8. Blanket Of Ghosts
Dustin to perform on David Letterman
Be sure to tune into the Late Show on February 2nd as Dustin Kensrue will be the musical guest!
Dustin Kensrue in Guitar World
Dustin Kensrue is featured in the new Guitar World. Click here for a scan of the article.
His new CD, Please Come Home, can now be purchased on Itunes! The actual CD will come out on January 23!
Second Dustin Kensrue Date Added
Since the first show sold out quickly, a second Dustin Kensrue date has been added on January 27, 2007.
Pre-order Please Come Home
Do yourself a favor and pre-order Dustin Kensrue‘s new album here.
Staff Recommendations November 19th 2006
Julie Watanabe
MAE – Multisensory Aesthetic Experience. Its so cool that these guys have an entire intellectual theory driving their music creation. The MAE boys are currently holed up in the studio recording the material for their next highly anticipated record through Tooth and Nail. I remember back in 2002 when these guys were vitual nobodies and their first single “Embers and Envelopes” slowly infiltrated the community at mp3.com (when it was still respectable). The day Destination: Beautiful came out I bought it at Tower Records for 8 bucks and ridiculed the critics for calling it plastic and overproduced. Several years later in 2005, the band came busting out of left field with a monsterous new sound on The Everglow. Forget plastic and overproduced, this was a record to outlive generations and outreach genres. I’m listening to it a year and a half later and am still blown away by its near-perfection. I don’t often rec bands that already have a solid fan base, but in MAE case exceptions can be made. For every person NOT listening to this record, go out and complete yourself by purchasing a copy. For those of you already versed in the MAE experience, go find your mp3s and relive them again.
Jamie Pham
Dustin Kensrue – Got the CD earlier this week and haven’t been able to stop listening to it. Trust me when I say GET THIS CD WHEN IT COMES OUT IN JANUARY!!!. For now, you can listen to a couple songs on his myspace and watch a video of him covering “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap…
Michael Schneider
Well, Mr. Pham you have done it- you made the perfect recommendation. I completely agree. Dustin’s cd is amazing!
Tyler Hayes
I’m seriously not just saying this too join the bandwagon, I too recommend Dustin Kensrue. The music has been done before, but he just does it so well. Also I would definitely recommend checking out Future Of Forestry.
Cassidy Myers
Slick Shoes – This band is old school, but still one of the best early Tooth And Nail bands.
Dustin Kensrue Gets Website
Dustin Kensrue (Thirce) has a new website up for his solo project.