Football may have suffered a blow when this would-be quarterback decided to pick on his guitar rather than throw pigskin, but Graham Colton's choice is a big gain for the world of melodic rock. "Here Right Now" is his first solo release, which hit the shelves back in October of 2007.Graham has a perfect voice for the songs he crafts and always gives a good mix of straight up rockers and sincere ballads. Virtually every song I've ever heard him sing has an instantly memorable chorus...and often even the verses have a strong hook! His solo effort continues his style of acoustic-based rock, but many of the slower tunes on this release are backed with very nice orchestration. "Best Days" (video) is the single making the rounds right now, and is a pretty good representative track of the other gems on this record.
If you dig Tal Bachman, Pat Monahan (Train), Ingram Hill, Goo Goo Dolls, or similar artists, you won't be unhappy with Graham Colton. Also worth checking out is his 2004 release "Drive" as Graham Colton Band.
Graham Colton's MySpace page. Official site.
iPOD-worthy: tracks 1-9
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