Ari Hest - The Break-In

Although radio-friendly singer/songwriter Ari Hest's music (the rhythm, the chords) isn't always particularly distinguishable from similarly emotionally accessible artists -- Matt Nathanson, Josh Kelley, Jason Mraz -- the Bronx native has an important advantage over his peers: he possesses a better-than-average voice, something that can't be faked by ProTools, and something that he accentuates on his second full-length, The Break-in. It seems to have developed tremendously since his first record, Someone To Tell, came out in 2004, and the results are impressive. Read More