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Artist:

Thriving Ivory

Description:

Thriving Ivory: Clayton Stroope (vocals); Drew Cribley (guitar); Scott Jason (piano, keyboard); Bret Chune (bass instrument); Paul Niedermier (drum, percussion).
Audio Mixer: Chris Manning.
Propelled by the shimmering piano and arching songwriting of Clayton Stroope and the towering, impassioned singing of Scott Jason, Thriving Ivory earned a hefty reputation over the early 2000s. Opening single "Angels on the Moon," with its prog-rock-meets-emo-inspired majesty, and Jason`s theatrical vocals splitting the difference between Thom Yorke`s melancholia and Chris Robinson`s grit, slowly became a radio and VH-1 hit, ginning up demand for a years-old indie release (an opportunity Wind-Up Records was pleased to snatch).
While half the songs on the band`s spectacular, lush debut are over five years old (including "Angels"), there`s a timelessness to the pomp-y pop. Tracks like "Runaway" and "Twilight" mix Todd Rundgren`s hook-y artistry with the rock immediacy of Journey or Bon Jovi and just a touch of Ben Folds`s mischievous twinkle. THRIVING IVORY betrays its many years in design as a wonderfully opulent and remarkably consistent record.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Runaway
2. Angels On The Moon
3. Alien
4. Hey Lady
5. Twilight
6. Secret Life
7. Long Hallway With A Broken Light
8. Overrated
9. For Heaven`s Sake
10. Unhappy
11. Light Up Mississippi
12. Day Of Rain

Album Information

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Rock & Pop

Subgenre:

Progressive Rock

Label:

Wind-Up Records

Producer:

Chris Manning; Howard Benson

Catalog Number:

60150131502

Original Release Year:

2008

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

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