The Canvas Within
Don’t confuse this performance with bands such as The Spill Canvas and Canvas. Brett Driscoll is referring to painting a story on the soul.
“Why Did You Do It?” (2008) is soothing, quality music of the acoustic variety, as is “Had Enough” (2007). Key to the success of this easy-listening, night-drive type of music: clean guitar. This music hits me as uncluttered. I’m not sure there is another word that fits better. This listener does like the unpretentious solo in “Had Enough.” I also enjoy the way the harmony blends, as the vocals drift in.
“Still the Same” (2008) has a bit different feel, from the start. The guitar is obviously using effects, which are still under control. Try out “Change” (2007) for the addition of keyboard to The Canvas Within.
The music appears on the indie label Lowstring Records. Members of the “group” are Brett Driscoll and Sweens. (I’d like to know more about that last one.) Driscoll lists influence as “Too Many To Name.”
Here’s some of the marketing information from the Web site:
“Coming out of Rochester in Upstate New York, Canvas Within is the newest project formed by Brett Driscoll and Sweens. As a two-man collaboration Canvas Within has written, recorded and produced all material independently with the help of Rochester’s own Dom Ciaccia on drums.” The boys report that all of their songs “have been recorded/produced at Studio 13 – House of Hooligans (aka the home studio.)”
I have to agree with Driscoll and Sweens that we might want to spend a bit more time listening and less time trying to categorize. Experience, that’s the ticket.
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