Wandering Eyes
© Copyright-Dylan Rice, except track 1 copyright Dylan Rice/Matt Neuroth
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Record Label: Deep Tissue Records
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"[Rice's] singing is well-showcased on his debut album, 'Wandering Eyes'...the album is both coy and confessional, with the tracks balanced by a sense of humor."
-- Chicago Tribune
"Dylan Rice's debut effort is pure attitude. There's something infectious about this man and this music."
-- Styx's Chuck Panozzo
"Dylan Rice has got that exposed emotional core to his voice...this was too good to pass up." -- Richard Milne, 93 XRT Chicago
"Don't miss!" -- Time Out New York
ABOUT DYLAN RICE
After four years at Northwestern University studying dead poets, Utah-native Dylan Rice transplanted to Chicago to take in some big city grit and try his hand at being a rock-n-roller. Since then, he has captivated Chicago audiences with his sultry vocals, driving guitar rhythms, and bittersweet balladry, drawing comparisons to Chris Isaak and Morrissey. Now he's primed to make a splash on the national music scene with the release of his debut CD, WANDERING EYES on Deep Tissue Records--recorded by former Acme engineer Blaise Barton (Liz Phair, Bob Dylan).
Dylan has been featured in the Chicago Tribune, Chicago Magazine, Time Out Chicago, Out, Genre. In April 2007 his song, "The Lie," will appear on the Columbia Records/Twist CD compilation entitled "Revolutions," along with The Gossip, Ivri Lider (Israel), Sarah Bettens (Belgium), Kirsten Price, and others. Dylan's songs have received airplay on Sirius and XM Satellite Radio, Newsweek.com, AOL Radio, Fox TV Chicago, as well as in commercial radio markets in New York (WPLJ), Chicago (93 XRT, WCKG), Los Angeles (Star 98.7), San Francisco (Alice 97.3), Atlanta (Q100.5), Washington DC (Hot 99.5), Seattle (Kiss 106.1), and Houston (Mix 96.5), among others. His CD received the 2005 Outmusic Award for "Best Debut Recording" and was voted one of the "Top 10 Indie CD's of 2005" by the Advocate magazine. He continues to build a grassroots following with his full-band and solo appearances around the country. His current live project includes Dave Mendez on guitar, Jamie Martinez on bass, and Larry Brown on drums.
In July 2006, Dylan performed his stadium-rock anthem "The Faces of Victory" for 20,000 people at the Gay Games Closing Ceremonies at Wrigley Field in Chicago, joined onstage by Styx bassist Chuck Panozzo, and backed by a chorus of Chicago LGBT rockers. Written especially for the Gay Games, the song was also recorded in the studio with Panozzo, released as a single, and was highlighted in the official Gay Games VII commemorative DVD in December 2006.
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author: carlcatguy
Loved the songs and the music. Hope to hear more from this talented artist in the future. Keep up the great work.
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solid and soaring debut
author: shana @ popgurls.com
This album is a great romantic quest -- for fame, for understanding, but mostly for love in the battlefield of Boystown. Rice is more rock than Rufus, but one thing they both have in common is the endless, heartbroken search for the big gay love of their lives. Wandering Eyes takes you on a scenic tour through all the places he's least likely to find it -- dance-floor hook-ups, pretentious coffee shop crowds, vapid gay hangouts -- but Rice's gift is never entirely losing his sense of humor about the journey. "I'm not the drama queen that I used to be," he sings on the album's catchiest track, "Drama Queen." The songs are peopled with scared, insecure narrators, jealous lovers and callous crushes, but also good friends, like in the acoustic "Lucky to Need You," where Rice is just a guy with a guitar, a big heart and bigger voice. Of the others, "Distant Planet" is a thudding, heart-racing distorted opener. "I Do & I Don't" is an ambivalent, addicted arpeggio that reminds me of Liz Phair, if she could sing half this well. (They share a producer, Blaise Barton, too.) And any song -- in this case "Barely Knew You" -- that manages to rhyme anything with "Mies van der Roeh" has got to be a sign that Rice is putting his poetry-trained chops to good use. Lyrically complicated, richly harmonious and vocally dynamic, Rice's debut is solid and soaring.
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Honest, Soulful, and Pure
author: GothicGuru (John Miller)
Hauntingly catchy, I found myself quitely drawn in and seduced by a soul-wrenching voice singing personal songs of true sincerity. Some of the subjects were quite shockingly real and surprisingly shared. I have a deep love and respect for an artist that really gives unashamedly from the darkest corners as well as the familiar ones. "One Good Thing" is as good as anything on the radio today and is the most universally accessible track.
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Sexy voice, fierce lyrics, unforgettable melodies.
author: a fan in Virginia
This CD is on permanent rotation in my stereo. Dylan Rice's voice is sexy, his songs are fierce, the melodies will play in your head for days (in a good way). The CD plays up all his strengths from his live performances, plus great studio work. Buy it!
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