It's been years since anyone's really heard anything from Ryan Cabrera. Most remember him as the sweet pop star cutie serenading and wooing a blond Ashlee Simpson (pre-Pete Wentz, of course) in his video for "On the Way Down." Yep, that was all the way back in 2004.
Four years later, Cabrera has traded in his acoustic guitar to for an electric and transformed from the spiky-blond-next-door type to a cross between the White Stripes' Jack White and Johnny Depp. On his new album, The Moon Under Water, Cabrera offers his fans and new listeners to an experimental buffet of new sounds and styles. Calling it his "best work to date" on his MySpace page, Cabrera's album has its high points, but unfortunately falls a bit flat on a few of the tracks.
Cabrera kicks the album off with "In Between Lights," an up-tempo pop-rock tune groomed for a live show or the comforts of your home. "The Tango" is another high energy track where Cabrera successfully shows off a different side while still maintaining the sound that his fan base has come to love. With a rock foundation mixed with orchestral elements, the song is musically tight, but it's downfall is that all the instrumentals overpower Cabrera's vocals.
Four years later, Cabrera has traded in his acoustic guitar to for an electric and transformed from the spiky-blond-next-door type to a cross between the White Stripes' Jack White and Johnny Depp. On his new album, The Moon Under Water, Cabrera offers his fans and new listeners to an experimental buffet of new sounds and styles. Calling it his "best work to date" on his MySpace page, Cabrera's album has its high points, but unfortunately falls a bit flat on a few of the tracks.
Cabrera kicks the album off with "In Between Lights," an up-tempo pop-rock tune groomed for a live show or the comforts of your home. "The Tango" is another high energy track where Cabrera successfully shows off a different side while still maintaining the sound that his fan base has come to love. With a rock foundation mixed with orchestral elements, the song is musically tight, but it's downfall is that all the instrumentals overpower Cabrera's vocals.
