Eric Forsyth -- The Thin of Thick Things [EP]by Jeanie Straub
At the risk of sounding jaded, I was holding out little hope that any newish singer-songwriter of the indie persuasion would knock me off my chair with anything resembling “new.” Enter Eric Forsyth, a Boulder-based musician’s musician who grew up in California the son of musicians. (And apparently this is his second CD.) While Forsyth truly is “one of those a folksy singer-songwriter guitar dudes,” as my colleague so aptly described folks like Jason Mraz, Forsyth does have something here, something nice -- and definitely solid -- if not completely unique. He took a journey that included a serious stint as a drummer on his way to acoustic guitar, and his ability to think in other instruments comes through: It was way smart to cast David Willis on mandolin, and Forsyth’s composition is flawless throughout this six-song EP. Standouts are “Good Days” and “Jaime Bug,”
Sounds like: Same ballpark as Jason Mraz
http://www.ericforsythmusic.com/
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