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DC singer/songwriter Tom Goss makes edgy acoustic pop that appeals to diverse tastes and evokes a wide range of emotions. His muscular, intelligent songs match sounds that make you move with words that make you think.
On his debut CD, Naked Without, Tom spans the spectrum: hooky anthems ("July") and ("Come Around"), grungy funk ("The Seeker" and "Like a Dog"), and achingly beautiful ballads ("A Thousand Times Before" and "Leave the Past Behind"). Tom's guitar and dynamic vocals, backed by William Henderson's expressive bass, give the self-produced album a surprising depth and range. If you're a fan of David Gray, Damien Rice, Dave Matthews, Ben Folds, or Joss Stone you'll find a lot here to like.
Tom dedicates the CD to the people and situations that inspired the songssituations that include everything from college wrestling to Catholic seminary. Tom grew up in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and moved to DC in 2004 to pursue the priesthood. Things didnt go as planned, and the 25-year-old left religious life late last year, disillusioned yet eager to explore new directions.
Toms songs ask some tough questions: In what do you clothe your identity? What or whom would you be naked without? What would you sing about then?
Tom Goss has finally found the sound he deserves. "Rise", his second release, was recorded and produced by veteran Jim Dugan and the two have managed to create one of the best independent releases out of the D.C. area in 2008. For anyone who hasn't seen him live, Tom plays infectious acoustic rock with sometimes blistering riffs and melodies that elicit toe tapping and head bobbing. The opening track, "Morning Sun", establishes the groove with a tasty saxophone and gives the Tom Goss fan what they have always wanted, a drummer behind him to support the groves his songs deliver. Track 2, "Rise" is perhaps the best track on the record and gives you a glimpse of his skill with his guitar and songwriting. Messages of self-awareness and an appreciation of life permeate the tracks including, what can only be a deeply personal confession, in "A Thousand Times Before". Guitar players will be thoroughly impressed by the dizzying riff in "Bed of Clouds". Lastly, Tom surrenders one of his most beautiful songs, "King of Something Right" to producer Jim Dugan who manages to elevate a near perfect song even higher with veteran musicians and the best arrangement on the record. Tom Goss is a professional musician and performer, touring the nation and playing prolifically in the greater D.C. area. "Rise" is easily one of the best releases this year and a great introduction to a man who has a lot to say and a wonderful way to say it.
Every now and then you are forced to dig. To go deeper than you once knew you could, to pull out emotions you scarcely knew you had. Once there you dabble in the reality of what it means to be alive, then re-surface, more afraid then ever to go to that place, where emotion is raw and truth ever present. Michael Yugo lives in that place. We are all better for it.
What Dreams May Come opens softly with a plucked guitar, setting the scene for what will be a delicate entrance and begins the submerge into a mere glimpse of Yugo’s life. By the fourth line (“When was the last time, that I touched your face?”), you will be in love with a voice that carries time, and experience, on its shoulders.
Stand out tracks include I Choose & Could Be, tender declarations of love, and the sacrifices we make to follow it, What I’ve Learned, a Dylanesque warning to those of us standing on the sidelines of life and Heaven’s Hand an adaptation of John 15: 9 -17 urging us to acknowledge that there is peace, truth and most especially love behind what we are seeking.
However, the truest gem on this album is a song worthy of a separate mention. Delaware Place is a song about growing up, friends & family, love & loss, failure, hope and most especially, home. Musically it is sparse, open just enough to let the listener slide into Yugo’s life, if only for a brief moment. Once there, you will hope to never leave.
Hey there buddy it's nice to see you have another CD out great going i know i am late it post a comment about it sorry been to busy will call it you got the e-mail i sent you on here later bubby..
