Album Notes

The All Music Guide says "...a brilliant artist in the making"

CMJ says "Don't be surprised if Brock continues to follow the path of the plainclothes man that came before him, Elliott Smith; give him three albums (max) to attain deserved hipster reverence."

ALTERNATIVE PRESS named Brock "One of The Artists You Need To Know in 2003"

In Music We Trust says "One of the strongest, well-thought melancholy records I've heard in a long time."

The Big Takeover says "Brock's delivery is convincing and poignant."

Artvoice says "I Will Live In You exhibits a songwriter that doesn't need the publicity machine of the music industry to create a buzz and presents a powerful new songwriting voice."

BRADY BROCK BIO FOR 'I WILL LIVE IN YOU WHERE YOUR HEART USED TO BE'

Born and raised in Houston, Texas, singer/songwriter Brady Brock's love of music began at an early age. As a teenager, the accomplished guitarist played in the punk rock band The Grimple Twins. After high school Brock moved to New York to attend college and focus on film and music. Although he had no plans of starting up another band, Brock continued writing music. Finally at the insistence of friends and family, Brock recorded the demo tapes that became the material for his debut solo album I Will Live In You Where Your Heart Use To Be.

Having come from a punk rock background, Brock was initially driven toward a harder, electric sound. It was only after he borrowed an old Sears and Roebuck guitar from a friend that he discovered how much he loved stripping things down to their basics with the acoustic. Artists such as early Elliott Smith, Joe Pernice, Lou Barlow and Damien Jurado have been the primary influences on Brock's acoustic based pop.

Brock describes his songs as being about having love, losing it, longing for it, finally getting it and then not knowing what to do with it once you have it. He says, "I feel that the songs have a tendency to sound like traveling. Many of them were written while visiting different states at various times when my life was beginning to take form. I was just getting out of college, having an intense relationship beyond my years, and not really knowing what I was going to do with my life. It got to the point where I was so confused about my own situation, I couldn't honestly write about it. I found myself noticing subtle observations about my friends and their issues. Basically me picking up someone else's guitar, sitting on someone else's couch, and writing about someone else's life. It seems that everything revolved around their relationships. Songs like Corpus Christi and Walk, Don't Walk stem from those character observations. Just like any good pop song... love seemed to be the main subject amongst my friend's lives. You have your traditional songs of love, your songs of desperation, and at the end of it all, there are songs of hope. I initially wrote these songs as gifts for my friends... something to share with them while hanging out listening to records and drinking a few beers. After they talked me into actually recording those songs, I realized that I had a record on my hands. Even though I initially wrote these songs about other people, I realized a lot of my own life filtered through. That makes me think that the songs are universal and can speak to anyone. There is certainly nothing profound about the songs... they pretty much describe what everyone I know thinks about. I think that is good...who really needs a profound pop song? I mean, it's only pop after all."

Brock is also featured on the latest record by indie cult favorite Daniel Johnston titled Hyperjinx Tricycle. He serves as co-writer, producer, singer, and guitarist on the track Wasted Life. Others featured on the record are fellow NYC band Clem Snide and legendary producer Kramer (Galaxy 500, Bongwater). To be released on the Soft Skull Press music subsidiary, Shortwave mid-July 2001.

Brady Brock's I Will Live In You Where Your Heart Use To Be was recorded and mixed on 8-track by Jamie Sralla at Static House Studios in Houston, Texas. It is the first release from Feel Records. Brady Brock still hasn't returned that borrowed Sears and Roebuck guitar.