Brooke Fox
Breathe The Same Air
© 2005 Fox/Albina Music. #1,9 Fox/Gellersted, #6 Fox/Gellersted/Brumley (801655111321)
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"Strong yet vulnerable, bold but delicate". This sophomore album is a collection of songs about falling in love, dreaming in city scenery and living in wide scope.
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With a "strong yet vulnerable" set of songs drawing mentions to The Sundays, Patty Griffin and Ricky Lee Jones, Brooklyn songwriter Brooke Fox's effortless vocals and direct lyrics draw a decidedly optimistic reality of relationships and human response. "Breathe The Same Air", her second self-released disc finds Fox a few relationships wiser, a few years stronger and newly married, which is a theme that threads sweetly through the collection of songs.
Almost half of the tracks are collaborations, marking a shift in Fox's once-private universe of writing. The album opens with "Cinematic" (featured on the 2005 CDBaby Best Sellers compilation), a grand, pulsating homage to the "movie-moments" in everyday life. Beautifully soaked in nostalgia, "Breathe The Same Air" (Winner: 2004 Great American Song Contest Honor Award) is a waltzy lullaby, detailing the discovery of a lover's well-preserved childhood room. Brooke and husband/collaborator Kurt Gellersted, wrote and recorded the majority of the project in their Williamsburg basement studio before heading down to Nashville to mix the record with Jim Lightman, who had also worked on Brooke's first album, "NightLight"
The album also includes the confessional "O City" which, along with "Bend", has recently been recorded by Actress/Vocalist Kathy Brier of ABC's One Life To Live and Broadway's Hairspray. The two songs appear on Kathy's debut record, "Heartbreaker" (now available at www.KathyBrier.com).
On first glance, the strikingly pale Fox, glowing under the stage lights, is simply fair-skinned but her lilywhite features are actually the result of albinism, a rare genetic trait that also causes legal blindness and sensitivity to light. Growing up in Northern California, Fox's obsession with song craft was founded early. She began creating her own music in front of the Fox family piano at the age of eight and went on to earn her Bachelor's Degree in Songwriting at Boston's Berklee College of Music before relocating to Nashville and finally to New York in 2000. She has performed to crowds in 23 States and 3 countries. Check www.BrookeFox.com for updated show listings.
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Can't stop the music
author: PDI can't stop playing the CD. It haunts me. I played it all weekend continuously and brought it in the car with me. I can't wait to see her live in DC this spring!
Brooke Fox knows how to grow
author: Marty JuziukThis girl is steadily growing as an artist, great arrangements, and her voice is improving too. I thoroughly enjoyed it, bought another set of both for my daughter-in-law, another singer with albinism who rocks.
Great album, Wonderful vocals, Song writing that comes from the heart.
author: Dennis HolstonThis album is a collection of heart felt words, great vocals, and catchy tunes. Brooke Fox has matured as a vocalist.
First Thoughts
author: Chris GorstOk taken awhile & 2nd albums sometimes disapoint usually takes me a week to known if I like something .Good news is its hasn't come of cd player for four days.1st track definately very good should make single .Ms Fox has exceptional voice Surprised no one at Blue Note has noticed may be you should send them a copy!
On this CD, Brooke's voice is a pure breath of fresh air!
author: Terry ValdezOn this CD, Brooke's music beautifully conveys her deep emotions, and will evoke your deep emotions. Her voice is a pure breath of fresh air! So wonderfully written and produced. She rocks on this second CD! I will keep adding Brooke's CD's to my collection, as long as she makes them!
When is the next one coming out?
author: ChristinaI love the CD and I am so happy to see such a beautiful young disabled woman making her musical dreams come true. I can't wait to buy the next album.
This CD rocks!
author: Jessica Rancourt"Breathe the Same Air" is wonderful! I loved "Nightlight" and was not disappointed with the new CD. Brooke's voice is pure and clear, simply a joy to listen to. I love the new songs and have the CD on repeat in my car.
Breathe This!
author: ErinI had high expectations for this album after "Nightlight"...and Brooke exceeded all of them. This CD is rockin!
Songs You'll be Trying To Sing Along To The First Time You Hear Them...
author: Skye AustinI have been a fan of Brooke Fox since I met her when she came with her then-boyfriend Kurt to my son's (Ian) 1st birthday party. I loved her first album, "Nightlight" as her crystal clear voice just poured emotion into her songs. But I am completely blown away by her second album, "Breathe The Same Air". She lends her voice to the feelings inside our heads, forcing us to see them as they really are. The first track, "Cinematic" opens up with soft strings and quiet lyrics, then catapults you into full view. Her love for Kurt and her happiness as a newlywed obviously helped to shape this record as the many ballads on it demonstrate. Overall, if you're thinking about purchasing this album, quit thinking about it and just do it -- you won't regret it.
An album willing to share its emotion.
author: Paul ByeBrooke's new album deals with not only her emotions and thoughts but also our own. It is thought provoking, but not in the usual music sense. Usually when listening to a song of an artist I enjoy, I think about how the song relates to him or her simply because it's the artist's own personal thoughts and feelings. However, when listening to this album, I caught myself thinking about how the songs related to me. It reminded me of the good, the bad, and everything else. It is truly an unforgettable experience.