LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/
Ryan Cabrera Official Website) - WHO: Rolling Stone nailed it when they saw the artistry and depth behind Ryan Cabrera's pop hits and predicted, "The young Texan seems intent on transcending his Diesel-wearing, mall-kid status and being taken seriously as a musician." And now Cabrera has fulfilled the promise heard in such hits as "True" and "
On The Way Down" the TV smash "
I Will Remember You" (the farewell song on the last episode of "Will & Grace" and "So You Think You Can Dance") with a new album that combines his gifts as a pop-rock auteur with a burgeoning musical sophistication.
WHAT: Cabrera celebrates the May 13 release of The Moon Under Water, his third national album that he financed himself and is releasing on his own Frolic Room Records (named for the Los Angeles bar frequented by his favorite author, Charles Bukowski) via Papa Joe Records through EMI
Music Marketing. After conquering the pop charts and selling a million albums, Cabrera left behind his major label record deal and used his success to put his money where his music is and make a record that reflected his musical and personal growth and ever-expanding influences and inspirations.
WHERE & WHEN:
The Key Club
9039 Sunset Boulevard
West Hollywood, CA 90069
Friday, May 9
WHY: As we all know, there are few things more satisfying than witnessing an emerging major career artist hit their stride, which is just what
Ryan Cabrera has achieved on The Moon Under Water. The single "Say" was the No 1 Most Added track at Top 40 its first week of release and is hailed by Billboard as "the catchiest, coolest most immediate release of the year" and a "summer smash." The song was also just named to Blender magazine's list of the "16 Best Stuttering Songs of All Time" alongside such classics as "My Generation," "Changes," "My Sharona," "Benny and the Jets," "Psycho Killer," "Welcome to the Jungle," "
Hey Ya!" "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" and "Surfin' Bird."
Fans of Ryan Cabrera's hits who have grown up with him will savor how his music has become more expansive and eclectic, his artistic signature remaining distinctively his own, but with a greater boldness, depth and breadth on The Moon Under Water. Listeners who have yet to appreciate Ryan's talents - which include, as Billboard notes, "crafty guitar work, lush harmonies and a vocal performance that glistens with confidence and fortitude" - will enjoy being introduced to an artist who strikes that magical balance between compelling pop appeal and top-quality musical artistry rich with sincerity, soulfulness, smarts and substance.
Cabrera recently previewed his new album and the live show that he will take on the road following the album's release at two South By Southwest
Music & Media Festival showcases, one of which was taped by DirecTV for an upcoming one-hour special. Though he has made his mark at radio as a masterful recording artist, Cabrera - who honed his talents as a teenager on the club scene in Dallas, TX - thrives in live performance. So don't miss a show that signals the next phase of what is bound to be a significant lifelong musical career and celebrates the release of one of 2008's landmark albums.
