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95.5 KLOS-FM Battle of the Fans finalist Chris Blake writes moody, "socially conscious" alternative pop/rock songs about relationships, the environment and life.
He's been featured on VH1's Best Week Ever, BoingBoing, GigaOm, Cosmopolitan, ShinyShiny and hundreds of other blogs and sites around the world...
"DEEPLY profound." – VH1’s Best Week Ever
"Chris Blake delivers a pop-rock powerhouse with his new album... Wave is an album built for the radio." – Tunes Level
"Chris Blake is ready for the radio... Wave is an incredibly infectious pop-rock album." – MuzicReviews
"His vocals are very soothing and a pleasure to listen to... Beautiful." – The Celebrity Cafe
"Look for Chris to go places. He’s setting himself up to explode." – 1340 KWLE-AM, Seattle
"In a world where so few albums can be listened to from start to finish, Chris Blake has delivered us one rare gem." – Mossip
"All-around strong, mellow, and appealing... An emotional spectrum of melancholy, charged opinion, and love." – BeatCrave
"Chris Blake just might be the next big thing.... Wave is the sort of album you want to take a sick day on Friday for so you can stay home and listen to it all weekend." – Wildy's World
"Great album. Listened to it several times. Very, very good. Very good." – Al Bowman, L.A. Music Awards
"This is really great." – 103.5 KISS-FM, Chicago
"He is gaining fans right and left... Heating up the blogosphere." – Indie Update
"Sad, funny, emotional, heartfelt, and above all, human." – The Fire Wire
"Truly great and profound." – Hot 103.1 CKMM-FM, Winnipeg
"Everyone gushed." – Music Connection
"Do yourself a favor and give it spin." – My Record Journal
"I have this CD and I love it... People do part ways with their money, but only if the products don't suck." – As Suanie Sees It
"One excellent piece of work." - Dreams & Sugar
"Ingenious." – 98.3 WMGQ-FM, New Jersey
"Cool video, good song, and a clever idea." – Chez Pazienza, Deus Ex Malcontent and formerly of CNN
"We'd be remiss if we didn't add to the fist bumps for musician Chris Blake… Can't beat a little netsourced emotion." – Urlesque
"This is brilliant." – Relaxed Focus
"I've not heard your songs before, but visited your MySpace page and loved them!" - iMommies
Stubborn in its moodiness but unshakably melodic, Chris Blake’s new album WAVE spans many genres of popular music—from country and progressive rock to folksy hip hop and 80s/90s pop. Each song retains a familiar feel, adding to the album’s overall sense of yearning and powerlessness.
WAVE is available on CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon, and just about anywhere music is sold or streamed online.
For more: www.myspace.com/chrisblakemusic
movies
Anything Woody Allen, Royal Tenenbaums, Sideways, Fargo, Godfather, Gattaca, Casablanca, Memento, Glengarry Glen Ross, Ordinary People, Harold & Maude, Ed Wood, Toy Story, The Fugitive, Pulp Fiction, Matrix, Snatch, It's a Wonderful Life
tv shows
30 Rock, Flight of the Conchords, Biography, SNL
actors
Spencer Tracy, Paul Giamatti, Harrison Ford, Laura Linney, Jimmy Stewart, Johnny Depp, Jack Lemmon, Meryl Streep, Cary Grant, William H. Macy, De Niro, Michael Caine, Hanks, Hackman, Jack
Band Members
The performers on WAVE are: Chris Blake: Lead and backing vocals, acoustic guitars, harmonicaDave Chamberlin: Electric guitars, bass, percussion, keyboards, drum programming, mandolin, backing vocals, and tambourineHeather Senner: Backing vocalsWAVE was produced by David Chamberlin and Chris Blake.
Influences
10,000 Maniacs, Aimee Mann, Ani DiFranco, Beatles, Beck, Belle & Sebastian, Ben Folds, Ben Harper, Bjork, Bob Dylan, Boston, Bruce Springsteen, Built to Spill, Cake, Cars, Cat Stevens, Catherine Wheel, Chris Isaak, Counting Crows, Cranberries, Crowded House/Neil Finn, Damien Rice, Dar Williams, David Gray, Dave Matthews, David Wilcox, Dido, Don McLean, Edie Brickell, Ednaswap, Eels, Egil Olsen, Elliot Smith, Elvis Costello, Emma Pollack, Everclear, Fall Out Boy, Fiona Apple, Flaming Lips, Foo Fighters, Frank Black/Pixies, Get Up Kids, Gin Blossoms, Goo Goo Dolls, Hole, Howie Day, Indigo Girls, Innocence Mission, Jack Johnson, Jackson Browne, James, Jeff Buckley, JET, John Mellencamp, John Prine, Joni Mitchell, Journey/Steve Perry, Juanes, Jump Little Children, Keane, Kent, Killers, Kings of Leon, Led Zepplin, Lemonheads, Lou Reed/Velvet Underground, Loudon Wainwright III, Lucinda Williams, Lyle Lovett, Magnetic Fields, Mana, Marc Cohn, Marie Digby, Matthew Sweet, Men at Work, Michael Penn, Moody Blues, Morrissey/The Smiths, Muffs, My Chemical Romance, New Frontiers, New Pornographers, Nick Drake, NIN, Nirvana, Oliver Mtukudzi, Otis Redding, Paul Roessler, Pavement, Paul Simon, Patty Griffin, Pearl Jam, Peter Gabriel, Police/Sting, Polyphonic Spree, Postal Service, Queen, Radiohead, Randy Newman, R.E.M., Ron Sexsmith, Rufus Wainwright, Sara McLachlan, Sheryl Crow, Shins, Sia, Sinead O’Connor, Snow Patrol, Spin Doctors, Spinto Band, Stevie Wonder, Story, Strokes, Sufjan Stevens, Tammany Hall NYC, The Fray, The La’s, Thin Lizard Dawn, Toad the Wet Sprocket, Tom Petty, Tom Waits, Tracy Chapman, Trash Can Sinatras, Travis, U2, Van Morrison, Velvet Underground, Wallflowers, Warren Zevon, Weezer, White Stripes, Wilco
Website
myspace.com/chrisblakemusic
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