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Press
"Andre Chrys is a singer-songwriter with a taste for the sort of barstool wisdom and dirty-old-town laments that used to be the sole domain of Tom Waits..." - The Georgia Straight
...Echoes the Tom Waits of The Heart of Saturday Night (“Guardian Angel”) to Elvis Costello covering “The Last Time” by the Rolling Stones....
The two standout tracks come when Chrys allows his more plaintive side to emerge. With these two slower songs ("The Honey on Your Tongue", and "The Best Thing") Chrys shows that his greatest talent lies with the serious side of things.
Beginning with an album this solid, (Chrys) is definitely someone the people of Vancouver should keep an eye on. - Jacob Lee - www.indie-music.com
CD Review
John P. McLaughlin - The Vancouver Province
Vancouver-based singer/writer Chrys firmly places himself in the roots/Americana camp on a well-produced debut. With a wide variety of downtown characters, this shows greater range in the writing than the singing, but overall it's brimming with promise.
- Vancouver Province
A new sound has come to the Roots Rock genre. Andre Chrys has just released Terminal Avenue. This album features the more than competent songwriting talent by this young man. His sound is something that is fresh and has no competition. It’s his own. This album has several styles presented on the different tracks. Blues, Rock, Pop and even a twinge of Country. Look for good things to happen for Andre Chrys. Cooolll.
(4 stars)
- www.rootsmusicreport.com
A great debut album by a very talented singer and songwriter. 11 fantastic tracks in a great style mixture of rock, roots and blues ... that's what people want to hear ...
This new canadian talent ... has put his footsteps into today's music scene ... and we will sure hear a lot of him in the near future ... www. allmusicreview.com
- allmusicreview.com
"A wonderful recording artist who writes from the heart. A lifetime of experiences and some great influences."
Russel Porter, Host
Urban Rush
Shaw Cable Television
Vancouver, BC
- Urban Rush
There's a new rising star on the Vancouver music scene and he's here to rock our studio. His name is Andre Chrys.
Rafe Mair, Host
The Rafe Mair Show
AM 600
Vancouver, BC - AM 600
"This one (The Modification Song) is one of our favorites.
The Afternoon Show
CBC Radio One
Vancouver, BC - The Afternoon Show, CBC Radio One
Discography
"Terminal Avenue" - debut CD
Tracks are receiving airplay on CBC Radio One local shows from Charlottetown to Vancouver, and nationally on Richardson's Roundup; charting on campus and community radio stations across Canada; and in rotation on select stations in the U.S. and Europe.
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Bio
Meet Andre Chrys. (pronounced Chris)
And meet drunken guardian angels, honey-tongued lovers, crooked cops and colorful hitchhikers. It's their stories that he tells in his provocative debut album Terminal Avenue - stories of true love and true crime.
Andre Chrys is a singer/songwriter who delivers memorable roots rock songs with thoughtful lyrics. His music recalls the rough edginess of Steve Earle, combined with the clever sensibilities of Ron Sexsmith. His album Terminal Avenue is a blend of eclectic influences from Americana rock, classic pop, blues and soul.
"I've always responded to music with a timeless quality to it," says Andre Chrys. "That's something I wanted to achieve in my record, to put in the kind of attention to songwriting that you see in some of the real greats: Tom Waits, Elvis Costello or Townes van Zandt...really putting the song first."
Andre Chrys began his music career in Winnipeg. He paid his dues in hardworking bands that toured across the country playing clubs and festivals. All this while getting an honors degree in philosophy. Life, love and reality took him down a dozen different roads since then, finally drawing him to the west coast. Since moving to Vancouver in 1997, he has been playing out, developing new material, and working his way toward Terminal Avenue.
Naming the album was easy.
"When I first moved to Vancouver there was one thing that really struck me. I was driving downtown on one of those typical dreary Vancouver nights, turned onto Terminal Avenue. It just seemed like a great name for a song. You're new in town, it's all gray and lonely, and suddenly you're faced with this street sign that says 'This is the end of the line.' Bloody symbolic," he laughs. "Of course, I didn't know that's where the bus terminal was."
And it's not just street names. Andre Chrys makes music out of everything from news headlines, to his own character quirks (no, he has neither horns, nor a halo...but he does have a goatee, and a fondness for troublesome redheads.) The songs on Terminal Avenue have a way of hitting home. Who hasn't had a job that beat them down? Or a lover who acted like two different people at once?
A host of respected musicians lent their talents to the making of Terminal Avenue. Among them producer and bassist Tony Marriott, drummer Jamie Kaufmann, keyboardist Darryl Havers, and guitar, pedal steel and accordion player Aaron Grant.
With strong songs and solid production, Terminal Avenue is an album that showcases Andre Chrys as a new Canadian talent. Catch Andre Chrys playing live in the hardest-working music venues in Vancouver, Canada, and beyond.
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