Album Notes

Recently Played shows with: Jem, American Hi-Fi, the Calling, Hall and Oates, John Waite, Kansas, Howie Day, Los Lonely Boys, Ingram Hill, Jurassic 5, and many more... The single, "Before Kings" is playing on 20 radio stations across the country and is currently on the HOT AC radio charts at #48 in the nation. Brit pop and soul come together on a record where melody is still King! Soaring vocals fly over a landscape of swirling layers underneath that both soothe and challenge the listener. The lyrics cover everything from being in love with a person you hate, to plastic surgery, to guilt and regret. Sarcasm and humor are sprinkled in and yet tempered by true romance. You won't want to skip a song in the tradition of a Beatles record, and there are so many instrumental and vocal hooks, you won't be able to take it out of your car! Great driving music that is both sexy and adventurous. "Geoff Byrd is a Goldmine! And the band is tighter than a condom!" -Isaac Hayes ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I guarantee this is the last time you'll ever have the opportunity to see Geoff Byrd playing such a small venue for New Year's Eve because all signs point to stardom for this local darling. He is already getting national airplay, and Geoff is garnering magazine covers and signed a lucrative record deal. Portlander Geoff Byrd is gaining national recognition for his song "Silver Plated." This is a valuable chance to see this developing pop icon. See him while he's still small and say you knew him when!" -Oregonian ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Geoff Byrd's record, "Shrinking Violets" mixed "down south" in Los Angeles by the recently relocated Portland, Oregon wunderkind Steve Sundholm (Geoff Byrd, Lowcraft), these tracks literally storm the castle, displaying desperate yet unshakeable confidence, shotgun wed to worldclass songcraft. Now cometh the roar...these songs bespeak a firebrand urgency and intensity- and they display sheer creative range that most bands are either too timid or too unskilled to ever, ever, EVER attempt." -Daylight Assassin ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~" "Geoff is a star on the rise. He's talented, hardworking and his extraordinary vocal range delivers a fine mix of funk and soul." -Tamara Allegra Conniff/Executive Editor/Billboard ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Geoff has everything going for him. He's got immense talent, good looks, a superstar personality and most important of all for us radio folks, a great song, "Silver Plated." It's a perfect fit for Hot AC. I'm sold on Geoff Byrd! -Alisa Hashimoto, Music Director, “Star" -KPLZ Seattle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "We all listened to the song and it is one of the best to come out of the Northwest in a long time! Best of success!" -Kent Phillips, Program Director, “Star" KPLZ Seattle. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Geoff's sound is exactly what this format needs! Fresh, unique and most of all, memorable. Geoff Byrd is the next superstar at the Hot A/C format!" -Dan Persigehl Program Director, KRSK "The Buzz," Portland~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Geoff Byrd is truly a breath of fresh air but at the same time reminiscent of the glory days of the best pop and soul. He covers the entire spectrum of what it takes to be a great artist - infectious melodies, pop in it's finest and most basic form, vocal deliveries from the heart, and a tornado of soul especially when seen live. Geoff was an absolute Star!" -Jon Pleeter, CAA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "GarageBand.com receives daily submissions from 120,000 bands, and every song gets rated by randomly-assigned members from our community of 450,000 listeners. Out of hundreds of thousands of songs, a few good songs rise up the charts because hundreds of listeners have consistently given them high ratings. It's rare that GarageBand.com sees an artist with such outstanding ratings as Geoff Byrd. Out of a deluge of submissions by hundreds of thousands of musicians, Geoff's music has consistently risen to the top because hundreds of randomly-assigned GarageBand.com lis