New Music - Pete Yorn

I will admit Pete Yorn first became known to me when I heard him do a cover song for the movie Shrek 2. He covered the old Buzzcocks tune,
. Love the song, and loved his version. And, dammit, he is very handsome. Well, this summer Pete released a CD, Back & Forth. He also collaborated with actress Scarlett Johansson on a CD that was released this month,
. He is also just completing a tour opening for Cold Play. So he has been a busy, busy man.

Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson - Relator @ Yahoo! Video

Aside from having glorious hair, Yorn is a singer/songwriter in the rock tradition, much like fellow New Jersey native Bruce Springsteen. His music varies from acoustic folk to edgy rock. He is also signed to a major label [don't see those words in this blog very often, do you?], Columbia. I won't hold that against him.

Don't Wanna Cry @ Yahoo! Video

I have to admit I found his first release Musicforthemorningafter to be quite sexy. It has the dark and brooding quality that can be so appealing to me - yeah, I have issues. But the music and lyrics are good, and Yorn's voice is interesting in that smokey and whiskey sort of way that almost scream out a great night but no phone calls will come later.

Life On A Chain @ Yahoo! Video

To find more about Pete Yorn, go to his website by clicking here.

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