Friday, May 23, 2008

Music Scene Up and Comers Jen & Abby's First Single Destroys The Competition

Now, I must preface that by admitting my knowledge of refinance lowest rates music industry is not nearly on par with my knowledge of crappy reality television: it is shaky and limited at best (and mostly reserved for hip-hop and Guitar Hero). Needless to say, it is rare that an album, or more simply how to donate car song will inspire me to put pen to paper and wax poetically, so on the odd occasion it does, that group is most definitely one of whom to take note. Indie rockers Jen & Abby managed to capture my attention and turn me into a fan with just one song.

A snappy beat accompanies the genuinely sweet and brutally honest lyrics ("I try to stay away but something escapes me and I lay here with you...") in their sure-to-be-a-cult-classic "Destroy Me." If you ask Jen & Abby who they sound like, they'll throw out a bunch of tough chick artists like Ani DiFranco, Fiona Apple, and Jenny Lewis (yes, of Troop Beverly Hills fame; how to donate car my giddy connection!), but the truth is that group has found a groove that's unique and all their own, and those other women should be honored to be in their business. Jen & Abby's raw collective voices are indescribably refreshing in an industry that increasingly mass-produces technologically-enhanced bubblegum.

Jen & Abby consists of Jen Trani, a professional guitar instructor who earned her degree from the esteemed Musician's Institute in Los Angeles and Abby Miller, who you might recognize from various national commercial spots (T-Mobile) or television guest appearances ("Gilmore Girls," Buprenorphine Mars," "The Nine"). They came together only two years ago but have already played countless gigs at Hollywood hot-spots like Pig N Whistle, the Hotel Cafe (upcoming again in March), and most recently, Falcon, and they have even tackled the small screen, getting their music featured in the aforementioned WB hit "Gilmore Girls" back in 2006.

Jen & Abby can be found on MySpace and YouTube, where they post new tunes, behind-the-scenes clips in the recording studio, and blogs updating fans on the Lamotrigine or just random musings in their world. Their debut album, "Cannot Rearrange," already has a May '08 release date, so clearly these two are ones to watch!