MP3 Xara - Beggar's Cup
Blues, folk-rock band driven with african drums and guitar; mellowed with cello; and serenaded with a powerful jazz/blues voice.
10 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Acoustic, FOLK: Folk Blues
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If you;re into trendy pop music, you probably won''t like XARA. That''s OK, go buy Justin Timberlake''s newest CD then. Maybe you''re looking for something a little bit different. XARA''s first CD, Beggar''s Cup, guarantees a no trendy sound or your money back. More than half the songs on the CD are over five minutes long. How about that for radio friendly? They also have a song title that has 11 words. Count them: "I Never Feel More Lonely Than I Do When You''re Around." Told You. To make matters worse, the name is almost impossible to pronounce.(Car - Ah )
What does XARA sound like? Hmmm. If you stirred Eric Clapton, Wilco, and Jack Johnson into a pot, you might have something close to their sound. What makes XARA different is their use of African Rhythms provided by djembe drums, and the bass guitar has been replaced with a cello. The songs fuse together folk, blues, rock, world, and alt. country.
XARA is heavily involved in Pittsburgh''s theater and indie-movie scene."Please, Please", which is #6 on the album was used in the award winning short film, Window Shopping. Black Coffee Days and;I Never Feel More Lonely Than I Do When You''re Around are now in the process of being used in two full-length films in Pittsburgh.
So unless your going to get that hot new Justin CD, You might as well buy Xara''s CD: Beggar''s Cup. If anything, the artwork is pretty cool. You could always hang it on your refrigerator.