"One of the top 20 CDs we've found anywhere in the last year!"
Intelligent Pop
"Hearing his music is like the experience of not realizing how thirsty you are until you start drinking...There's no doubt that this is some of the most gorgeous male folk you'll hear."
CD Baby
"[His] music is honest and true. A real breath of fresh air in an ocean of superficiality -- with songwriting that reveals the insight of a skilled poet twice his age."
Ron Craighead, KGLT Radio, Bozeman, MT
"...A depth of lyrics and musicality of guitar playing as anyone on the circuits -- if not more so."
Chris Cunningham, Singer/Songwriter and member of the folk duo, Storyhill.
Aaron Espe began writing songs in high school but never pursued his music much until he was in college and met some encouraging friends. Some of those people urged him to play out more, and that was around the time he was living in Denver, three years ago. There he began opening for different musicians and local bands and consistently received good response from listeners. Despite being encouraged, Aaron hesitated to really chase after his own music. "It seemed to risky, and I wasn't sure if I was good enough," he says. Nonetheless, he continued to write music out of "necessity to [his] health" and play publicly only on a casual basis, for weddings and for friends in living rooms. Once in a while he would open for a professional act.
Two years after living in Denver, Aaron was asked to open for a group called Storyhill at a Minneapolis venue. He agreed, and the night he played, the folk duo sincerely praised his songs. Later, Chris Cunningham, a member of Storyhill, approached Aaron and said he wanted to help him get his music heard, that he thought it should be shared. Not long after, a benefactor offered to fund a large chunk of the recording expense if Aaron decided to record an album.
Fast forward a year and a half. Finally convinced that he has something worth sharing, Aaron recorded his first album. It is entitled "My Whole Life" and was independently released on September 27th, 2005. Aaron is currently promoting it in order to see what sort of response it attracts.
So far, that response has been utterly positive.
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.aaronespe.comTrack List:
1. Settling
2. The Recluse
3. Roads
4. Grace
5. Bold Son
6. Complacency
7. Advice From Them
8. Melody
9. Dragons
10. Jesse Kline
11. Home
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