2004-07-19
27-year-old Georgia native and Harvard grad David Berkeley recently got a boost from ASCAP, the American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers, when they awarded him the Johnny Mercer award for up-and-coming songwriters. The award caps the steady progress that has come with the release of his second independent disc, After the Wrecking Ships.Berkeley’s an earnest storyteller, leaning toward the vocal style of James Taylor, Harry Chapin and Cat Stevens. Check him out.
ZOE BOEKBINDER
Darling Specimens
AJ Downing and The Buick 6
Way Back Home
TUNE-YARDS
Bird-Brains
THE DUHKS
Your Daughters and Your Sons
JENNY LEWIS with THE WATSON TWINS
Rabbit Fur Coat
CATHERINE MACLELLAN
Water in the Ground
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