lovelovelove it
author: Theresa
This is one of those albums that could change your life if it isn't already part of it. "Beauty" is a love song that could end all other love songs; Like Dylan's "Lay, Lady, Lay," Leonard Cohen's "Suzanne" and Elliott Smith's "Say Yes," "Beauty" is sad and beautiful, simple words that best describe complex things. The rest of the album is also amazing--complex and simple like "Beauty" and all other great things. I can listen to Charades over and over again and so should you. Yeah, Shivers.
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as authentic and quizzical as they come
author: Alex Saltz
Stripping away the "Charades" reveals Keith Zarriello, a singer/songwriter/entertainer/activist as authentic and quizzical as they come.
This debut album is a probe into his tragic and entrenched psyche, rendered through amalgam musical styles, stripped down arrangements, and twisted sonic scapes. His loaded lyrics and and stunningly vulnerable singing reach out as both personal and universal statements about love, lonliness, yearnings, and fringe lifestyles.
Experiencing The Shivers live, you are emotionally pinned down as he draws you into his world. Like a kid on a ferris wheel, you spin, sway, and shiver to the endless varieties of magic and stimuli.
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