Hola

Wanted to let you all know about some nice mentions the record has gotten in the last month. Hope you're good, Hope to see you tomorrow night at Molly Malone's in LA. 8pm.

Cheers

CB


Deli magazine LA


The indie/folk singer/songwriter coated his latest release, "Stars and Curses", with warm organs, tender vocals, biting lyric and often somber but poignant guitar chops that evoke "Mind Games" Lennon to the lighter side of My Morning Jacket. Brown wrote these gems while undergoing cancer treatment, testament to the true spirit of turning ailing ashes to artistic clovers. - Hugo Gomez

Bullz-eye.com

Building a career as an indie musician is hard enough without having to deal with serious real-world issues – like, say, being diagnosed with cancer – but those are exactly the cards that Coby Brown was dealt a few years ago. To his credit, Brown took his diagnosis in stride, releasing an EP (2007’s Time Is Now) that whetted appetites for his first full-length, Stars & Curses. Happily, Curses delivers on Time’s promise, offering up 10 pleasantly polished cuts of gently woven singer/songwriter pop goodness. Brown’s style isn’t showy – he leads off with the somber-to-a-fault “4th of July,” and on a number of tracks, he drenches his vocals in wide swaths of reverb – but the songs speak for themselves. Fans of artists like Josh Rouse and Josh Ritter will find a lot to love here; Brown’s voice is strong and slightly reedy around the edges, giving the music just enough homespun edge to keep things grounded…. Give it time – it’ll grow on you and refuse to let go. (self-released 2009)
Jeff Giles_2/3/2009

Pasadena Weekly

Cancer survivor Brown rallies back on his handsomely produced new full-length with compelling pop melodies, soulful vocals and occasionally spiked lyrics. The jaunty “Drop Down Dead” rants against “Jello, blood, morphine [and] nurses,” and the dreamy “Sunday” makes you wish the weekend would get here before the last note resonates from Ollie Krauss’ cello. The music’s hopeful, but Brown remains cautious: “Good times never last/ And if you think they do/ I’ve got some things to sell to you.” Playing Hotel Café Tuesdays throughout January.
By Bliss 01/22/2009