Aaron Roche

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I've loved Aaron Roche's album Travel for a good while now thanks to my friend Ben's recommendation, and I was going to let him contribute an entry on Roche but he's partaking in a work/study program in Switzerland so I'd assume he has much better (and more picturesque) things to attend to than slapping together a write-up for CO. Hailing from Nashville, the multi-talented Aaron Roche offers up a series of lyrical tableaus on his aptly titled album Travel. Each track, whether accompanied by vocals or not, could be interpreted as a pit stop on the roadmap of life. While the spiritual undercurrent at play in Roche's material is undeniable, it never approaches the extent of heavy-handedness. And the songs, which range from bare-bones acoustic affairs to horn-laced folk-rock, just sound beautiful. Whether it's the gentle lull of "Jane" or the Sufjan-esque "My Love Is Grown," which features children on backup vocals, Roche displays a wonderful knack for melody and arrangement. If postcards with oceanic scenery and cryptic one-line messages from someone you love/loved came with a soundtrack, Travel would be that soundtrack. -- Capt. Obvious

Listen:
MP3: Aaron Roche - Jane
MP3: Aaron Roche - Admission Of Confusion

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