Ace Reporter
"'Untouched And Arrived' feels like a song straight out of the golden era of Duran Duran or Tears For Fears, yet it’s got a timeless feel to it and an undeniable melody." - Bruce Warren, Program Director (WXPN)
A rooftop overlooking Manhattan’s Fifth Avenue. A fleabag motel on the banks of the Susquehanna River. A bus winding through sleepy Chicago suburbs. A book-filled bedroom. A sculpture garden in Washington, D.C.
These are the memories that inhabit Ace Reporter’s debut LP Yearling. They are memories from a single year, one that musician Chris Snyder spent writing and recording one new song every day. In 2010, after the breakup of his longtime band The States, Snyder, a songwriter, composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist based in Brooklyn, embarked on what he called the threesixfive project. Each day came with a mandate for the musician to start and finish a new track. From this burgeoning collection of songs, four EPs emerged, which Snyder – who began playing violin at age four and landed his first singing gig as the featured boy soprano on the soundtrack for The Crow – eventually transformed into a full-length album culled from the experiences and inspirations that propelled him through that year.
"Sounds like The Shins and Broken Bells" - AOL Spinner
"A magical bit of pop rock" -IFC
"Snyder's melodic baritone brings Matt Berninger's to mind and that Ace Reporter's detailed, vignette-based songwriting flashes glimpses of the National." - PopMatters
"Yearling takes alterna-pop and washes it in rain-soaked experience." - The Owl Mag
"Stylistically varied and lyrically vivid" - BuzzBands LA
"Brilliant products of the moment...the tunes gracefully vary from pop to soul to more of an electronic feel, while all carrying a tone of freshness and simplicity." - The Wild Honey Pie
"'Untouched And Arrived' is one of those rare instances where silky-smooth vocals and a catchy chorus has you completely perplexed and in the mood for a long, long drive." - Magnet
"'Stick To' is a full band effort that is reminiscent of Interpol mixed with Mercury Rev. It is a big song with a wall-of-guitar sounds and anthemic chorus." - Surviving the Golden Age
Watch the video for Untouched and Arrived!
RIYL: Broken Bells, The National, Frightened Rabbit, Stars
DIRTY: #3
TRY: #6, 2, 7
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