Greg Connors is a great songwriter: a writer of words which find the silent space in between emotion, the typically indescribable places where you’re left on your own to dance with the shadows. Also, he’s just really very funny, like on the song “Amasakist”, where the chorus goes: “I’m a masochist / To me every day is a good one.” But usually his lines are denser, like bulletin boards full of post-it notes where you wrote emotions you forgot to feel: “Now and these days / I’m trying to hold up / my own head myself / Without the incriminating way / I think you feel / Being my puppeteer, from “Anymore”, or “Rusted colander under thoughts / Mingling somewhere between us”, from “She’s Talented.”

The other striking thing about Greg is the way these often obscure lines are delivered with a natural ease, equal parts dry wit and emotion. They devastate with a smile but never is he joking. “We’re on our way / And disappearing / The contrast gave in to regards”, from “Regards.” Its often heart-breaking stuff sung from a voice that’s been dragging behind you for years, rolling over pavement, stone and regret: “You’re pushing again / For that final start / Isn’t it a lot like / Changing lightbulbs in the dark.”
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Amaskist (sic) has not left my head for months. Quirky in a good way. Irony never tasted so good.
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I love the sincerity in Gregs voice take a listen to "Catty Perhaps" the beat is gripping and the voice is very touching. I can't really say which one is my favorite song because all of them are very well done.  Amaskakist is very awesome the words are awesome haha..  I Love the chorus!  --  Monster is very awesome , they are all awesome .. gotta get this album for yoru collection!
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I have been a big fan of Joseph Arthur since his magnificent debut on Real World almost ten years ago. His clever, beautiful, sometimes dark, melancholic and storytelling poprock is unique. So it’s therefore very cool to see Joseph as a producer for a new discovery I recently did at the mighty MySpace.
His name is Greg Connors and his music can “easily” be described as a hybrid between Eels, Joseph Arthur, Lou Reed, Joe Henry, Blake Morgan, Pink Floyd and Tom McRae. Well… ehumm… there you have it… easy huh? The atmosphere is real damn cool on the album and Greg’s voice is personal and grabs from his first breath. The album starts out with the beautiful “Monster” which is one fave, the Pink Floyd smelling “Anymore (Long Time Starting)” another. The main part of the album is this good and it grows for each listen which probably will raise the grading to a four with a few more listens. It’s therefore highly recommended for all you open minded listeners out there.
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