Blake Collins: voice, guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, drums, percussion, ukulele, chord organ, stylophone, harmonica, tea. A tape machine is also used.
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dream caused by the flight of a bee around a pomegranate, a second before waking up ~ swans reflecting elephants ~ the persistence of memory ~ the key to the fields ~ the human condition ~ the threatened murderer ~ the unexpected answer ~ the month of the vintage ~ the key to dreams ~ the postman cheval ~ the victory
Pleased to meet you! Blake Collins, Rock'n'Roll singer/songwriter, presents a NEW sound to the bland curtain of homogenous pop that blankets your iTunes library. This new blend of rock'n'roll-infused pop music, known as Shoe-Box Rock (patent pending), will reveal to patient listeners all the answers to the meaning of life. Inspiring lyrics and lush harmonies a-plenty!
Here are some reviews:
"Blake Collins' self titled EP, pours out sparkling upbeat, Brit pop from LA.... Davy Jones of the Monkees has been reincarnated without having to die first! The Shins meets Polyphonic Spree, this talented musician creates harmonious songs that will lift any mood so much that Zoloft would be out of business if this was on the radio! Hard to believe he does all the instruments and tracks himself, but yes it's true! Track ..1 'There's Nowhere Like Here' will make you dance to the window, bust it open and all the flowers and the sun will be smiling and singing along! Like an updated Beatles track, except happy, lush shining guitars, sweet harmonies, would make a great single. Tr ..2 'Olive' intimate acoustic guitar, lilting melody, Tr..3 'You've Been On My Mind' silky catchy melody, reminiscient of the best of AM Radio (the band Weezer managed), danceably upbeat, playful, tasty distortion. Tr..4 'Anticipating Loving You Again' the sweetest, catchiest ditty this side of the moon. Tr..5 'Stuck in a Daydream' the most dreamy, emo-ish song on the EP, features Blake's voice of an angel, you will want to be stuck in this daydream permanently, evokes being in love for the first time on a sunny day with rainbows shimmering all around with sparkling guitars, keyboards and harmonies"
--Bryan Farrish Radio Promotion www.brianfarrish.com
“If you’ve been wondering (and who hasn’t?) where the contemporary heirs of feel-good pop musicians with meaning like the Beach Boys are, look no farther than Blake Collins. Blending indelible Beatles-like melodies with wholehearted verse, Collins evokes the vintage American sound of a young, west coast Tom Petty. Comparisons aside, Collins does a consummate job of making his music his own; the instrumental “Olive,” which is as warm and musically eloquent as a W.H. Auden poem, is truly sui generis in a genre that is often polluted with bland elevator garble. As guardian of a classic sound, Collins carries the mellifluous pop music torch to unsung heights.”
--Untapped Artists, LLC
"His songs conjure up certain images; sandcastles being built by the sea, droplets of rain creating songs on your gutters and window panes. There is a certain sentimental and nostalgic appeal about him and he definitley has something going on that is original and very much his own...Blake will surely make it a sunny day."
--Brain Bulletin www.brainbulletin.net
