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The Reluctant Socialite

by Ross Crean

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1.
My Parade 03:20
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2.
Yours Only 04:15
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3.
Daniel 05:07
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4.
Tilda 03:17
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5.
Let You Down 03:44
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6.
The Buddhist Ballet 06:01
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A new collection of snapshots from the artist's personal life, Crean focuses on the transitions in his life and how they affected his relationships, both good and bad. An intense and quirky mixture of guitar-based folk rock and piano balladry.

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released May 7, 2013

All instruments by Ross Crean except:
Rebecca Keil - Viola on "Daniel"

Recorded at Saint Xavier University, Chicago, IL

Mixed and Mastered by Michael Namoff at The Hatch Recording Studios. www.thehatchrecording.com

Cover artwork by Erika Reva at Reva Studios
www.reva-studios.com

From Ravenmount Music Blog:

It always surprises me that not everyone knows of Ross and his excellent existing albums, because his music is always consistently a notch or two above what one would expect of local/regional artists. One of these days the right people will catch his music and he'll be suddenly hugely famous (maybe with this album?). If you're looking for sweet sappy love songs, this new album is not quite the right choice, though there is actually a nice love song among Ross's 6 new tracks ("Yours Only"). I suspect that the whole album sounds even more impressive on a sound system with multiple speakers, and of course these songs would be particularly cool to hear live. But, since Ross is not touring through Fort Collins yet, I suppose his studio recordings will do for now.

I always am jealous of Ross Crean's voice- I would still want to sound like him if I were a man (though as I am not, I'd go for a voice like Katherine Jenkins' just as happily). His new tunes show off his range quite nicely, and also bring in lots of great percussion and a nice variety of instrumentation for a very modern sound that is as much 'pop' as Depeche Mode's sound. Actually some of his music, including a few of the songs on The Reluctant Socialite, could be covered quite comfortably by Depeche Mode or a decent Depeche Mode cover band (I can especially hear the resemblance in "Daniel" and "Tilda", though "Yours Only" could also fit into a set for a Depeche Mode cover band). My favorite, right now, is probably "Yours Only", but just as with the new Celtic Thunder album, I'm sure my favorites will shift as I become more accustomed to the entirety of Ross's new album.

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