Ari Hest

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Genre: Folk

Biography: Ari Hest became interested in music while still a teenager growing up in the Bronx. Though he'd taken piano lessons as a child, he taught himself how to play the guitar, mostly by listening to records from his parents' collection (Paul Simon) and alternative radio (Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews). While studying ...Read full biography

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The Break-In

Released: 2007

Label: Red Ink Records

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Although radio-friendly singer/songwriter Ari Hest's music (the rhythm, the chords) isn't always particularly distinguishable from similarly emotionally accessible artists -- Matt Nathanson, Josh Kelley, ...Read full review

Sunset Over Hope Street

Released: 2011

Label: Downtown

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Bronx-born, Brooklyn-based Ari Hest's fourth full-length outing finds the prolific singer/songwriter (in 2008 he recorded and released a new song every Monday for an entire year) treading familiar waters. ...Read full review

More Ari Hest albums: Main Albums (5), Singles & EPs (2)

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