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"10 Best Bands of SXSW 2002: A Randy Newman for Generation Y, performing sad songs of lost love at the Donut Hut, and mining his heartbreak with the wryest of smiles." "Gemlike acts of idiosyncratic genius... proof of just how exaggerated reports of song's demise remain." A MINUS "A promising artist whose debut album, Lover's Leap, is truly exceptional. Bryk rocks out pretty hard for a piano player but you can tell that beneath his bombast is a Burt Bacharach/Randy Newman fanatic. His songwriting is of a caliber to support such a comparison, and his ballads in particular are stunning enough to make conversation stop..." "Bryk's songs are bits of shimmering head magic intended for the hyper-aware set" "Recommended for anyone who wants to think about love and life while music fills their room." |
"One of the year's most interesting discoveries, a brilliant pop parcel that blends the real with the surreal, one that's distinctive and different yet infused with rock references" "Wields backhanded humor and a keen eye for the absurd details of modern life in his canny, bitingly sarcastic songs...Bryk's lyrics are always daringly frank and sparkling with insight." "Bryk's deadpan cheekiness makes Steve Malkmus seem like Robert Plant" "Bryk's forte is his Iyrics-as funny and smart as they are clever, and they can be wickedly clever in their wordplay and wry reworkings of romantic platitudes." "Sweet and sad and funny sometimes. And very personal and charming." "...his remarkable ability to uncover the less obvious ironies of life, along with the notion of the nearimpossibility of working out human relationships. This is not a comedy record but an absurdist condemnation of the curse of mankind most commonly referred to as existence." "At the very least, Dan Bryk is an original" |
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