So...as I've mentioned before in my blog, I have a famous friend. At least famous in music circles.
I met Chris Simpson when I was still in high school, and he and a couple of my friends were forming a band. They tried me out on drums, and I did okay, so I joined the band. We did okay, sold a couple of demos and almost got signed to R.E.X. Records (which I'm glad didn't happen), but the band broke up soon after that (I was already out, because of college). Well, Chris went on to bigger and better things after us, moving to Austin and forming the band Mineral, and then after Mineral broke up, The Gloria Record.
Now he's recording solo under the moniker "Zookeeper".
I was reading the top 100 albums according to Yahoo Music, and congratulations, Chris - you put out album #47 of this year.
Here is what it says:
Becoming All Things by Zookeeper
You won't find this on many year-end lists. Zookeeper is still, for the most part, under-the-radar. The newest project of former Mineral and The Gloria Record member Chris Simpson. Becoming All Things is a sweeping, pop-infused epic of an album that was a true surprise. Don't miss it.
Way to go, Chris!
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