KEPANO GREEN: Valley Drive

Kepano Green

Valley Drive

© 2005 Interleague Records (641444957026)

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Acoustic and organic, guitars, piano and hand percussion. Songs with thought-provoking lyrics and hooky melodies.

tracks

1 He Restores My Soul
2 Fall
3 Believe
4 Reach
5 Hollywood Angel
6 Wish I Wasn't In Love
7 Firepaper Gold
8 This Side
9 When I'm Gone
10 Benediction

notes

Their name is pronounced "Keh-pah-no Green," and Kepano Green is the acoustic pop/rock duo of Paul Duncan and Josh Kauffman. Their original sound is a tight and powerful blend of soaring harmonies and inspiring musicianship.

Kepano Green was birthed out of the Chicago-land coffeehouse scene when Duncan and Kauffman began collaborating while attending Wheaton College. Their first album, recorded live in their senior year, sold out of its first printing within weeks of its release and earmarked Kepano Green as one of the best bands you may have never heard.

Since relocating to Los Angeles, Kepano Green has toured the country extensively and released 3 full length albums whose combined CD sales have surpassed 20,000 units sold independently at concerts and on-line at kepanogreen.com.

"Valley Drive, " the band's latest recording with indie label Interleague Records, was released at the beginning of 2005, and it received a boost when the first single, "Fall," was featured on TV's Boston Legal in 2006.

The album harkens back to KG's early college days of unplugged, impromptu performances in dorm room lobbies, their music ringing in the halls. Even though the full-band format of their previous album "Waiting For Daylight" was a critical success, Kauffman and Duncan have remembered their roots. With "Valley Drive" they've returned to what makes this band tick - the simple musical chemistry that happens when these two make music.

If you like the vocal blend of Simon and Garfunkel, John Mayer's guitar style, Guster's percussion driven energy, Elton John's piano work, or the Indigo Girls' songwriting, then you will probably like the music of Kepano Green.

reviews

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  • Addictive!
    author: Matt from New Zealand

    After repeatedly listening to their LIVE album I was given Valley Drive to sample expecting it to be nowhere as good as LIVE, but after listening to it for a week I was hooked and now Valley Drive is my favourite KG album. Good work guys, loving your music. Praise the Lord!

  • Great!
    author: Kleber

    I knew only the Live album before and I tought I wouldn't find another one so good. I was wrong! I just can't stop listen to it...

  • Sounds great
    author: Diane

    I enjoyed their first album and consider this a further development in their artistry. Love it!

  • We are Kepano Green Freaks!
    author: Beth

    We love Kepano Green! We keep buying c.d.s because we love giving them to our friends!

  • author: Rachel

    GREAT CD! Amazing harmonies, great acoustics, extremely talented musicians. Simply fantastic! I love it!!

  • LOVE IT
    author: Amy

    Beautiful, honest, raw, totally dig it.

  • Great addition to previous CD's
    author: Jessie

    This CD was highly anticipated and it lived up to my expectations. The song He Restores My Soul is so great and it reminds me of how God does pick me up in difficult times. This CD is a must have!

  • Pure baby......it's just pure!
    author: Kevin Randolph

    From the driving guitar and percussion of Firepaper Gold to the soothingly sensible meditation of Benediction and reaching its apex in the richly,layered refrain of He Restores My Soul, this CD is both personal and quietly powerful, and reaches you on both an artistic and spiritual level. Rare is it for a CD to inspire such loyalty from the first listen on, but this does. Thev only thing better than Kepano-Green visiting your CD player is a chance to catch them in concert......don't miss the chance!

  • I Love Valley Drive
    author: Lonnie Crampsey

    Once again, Josh and Paul have produced another cd that's hard to take from the cd player. The first 4 songs in particular are gems. Intimate lyrics, fantastic meolodies and harmonies, the whole package!!!

  • Incredible!! On almost EVERY playlist I have!!
    author: Eddie Lunn

    This group is in all my Ipod's playlists. They are very refreshing with their combination of lyrical and musical art!

  • My boyfriend Loved it!
    author: Melanie

    I bought the CD for my boyfriend's birthday and he adored it. It's only been a week, but I he's already memorized all the lyrics. My boyfriend especially likes the harmonies and chords Josh and Paul use. I personally like "Reaching" - sounds like it could be in a musical or something.

  • author: Greg B.

    Although different from the first two cd's ... take a listen and you will find songs that you just love to play over and over and when the lyrics sink in they will minister to your soul! Nice work guys keep it up! Great harmonys and really clean guitar licks! One of our familys favorite Cd's!

  • This cd is awesome!
    author: Julie

    Best cd they've done! Each song is quite annointed--by the time I got to the last song, I couldn't believe the cd was over--can't say that about many albums nowadays! Alot of spiritual maturity since Live. When I'm Gone is a great song! ...can I decide today...what the world will say....when I'm gone... -- I want that on a bumper sticker! That line really ministered to me! Awesome cd!

  • what a great album!
    author: kiki

    this cd was great, i put the whole thing in and just chill!

  • GREAT ALBUM
    author: Mike from Portland, OR

    Kepano Green is back!! After their time off these guys have not lost their touch. The vocal harmony and music is great. Their songs are very down to earth and from the heart

  • Another amazing album from KG
    author: Sam

    My wife and I became fans when I stumbled across their first album "Live". Valley Drive is another awesome album. Paul & Josh's harmony is unbeatable and their lyrics force reflection on our life and the love of God. Keep it up guys!

  • another good cd
    author: edison

    i still like their older cd's better than this one, but their style still is so good. this cd shows it, with their jazzy feel yet soft sound. i love their voice and i got some other people hooked on it too. God bless you guys...

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