The imagination behind Never Shout Never belongs 18-year-old Christofer Drew from Joplin, Missouri. His upcoming EP The Summer is due to come out on June 23rd. I have to hand it to the youngster, he is a great singer with great lyrics, and even though The Summer may be a bit too alternative/pop for me, it reminded me of my years in High School.Drew titled his album The Summer for one reason—summer love. Most of his songs are about love. His song Losing It talks about losing the love of his life at the age of sixteen and he asks, “How could she do this to me?” But he’s no heartbreak kid; Drew sings about happiness as well. His song Happy let’s us know that someone makes him “so happy.”
Take a look at Happy live below…
Never Shout Never sounds like Hellogoodbye and Jason Mraz. It has an Island feel to it, with a down-to-earth acoustic guitar to back him up. The songs are heartwarming and story-like, but they are incredible catchy and will make you smile without a doubt.
I remember listening to Metro Station’s song Kelsey a lot during my senior year in High School and feeling so protected and comfortable by it; Drew’s song Hummingbird feels just like that and even though the lyrics are very sad, they are also very hopeful, “you see this world has lots to offer,” and “I’m sure we will go far.”
Click the link below to listen to Hummingbird.
Hummingbird by Never Shout Never
Forrest Kline of Hellogoodbye recorded The Summer EP in January 2009, which might explain the resemblance, but all of the songs are written by brainchild Christopher Drew. Drew started touring in mid-May and is coming to L.A.’s Knitting Factory in June.
published on beatcrave.com
story by Laura (me)
