I Am Not From Here

Riffle, Chris
Self-Release
General | Mar 2011

Reviews

MC Dizzy Jackson
Reviewed 2011-04-25
5-song EP, singer / songwriter Riffle pens some great lyrics inside mellow, dreamy pop soundscapes. Acoustic guitar, elec. keys, drums, bass, cello instrumentation. His vocals are in the higher register and almost delivered as a whisper. Reminiscent of Elliot Smith, Nick Drake. Really good stuff, if a bit depressing. No FCC’s.

*My Favorites*: 1, 4, 5.

1. *(4:34) Mid. Acoustic guitar and elec. keyboard predominate this well-written bio-sketch of the speaker. Mellow and accessible. Long fade-out.
2. (4:09) Mid. Moody with keys and cello. Plodding beat. Very chill.
3. (3:44) Slow / Mid. Easy-going beat, mellow. Guitar and keys predominate with really nice cello breaks.
4. *(4:30) Mid. Strummed guitar, dreamy keys. Interesting, mournful lyrics.
5. *(4:10) Mid. Nice guitar work, pronounced drumming. More good lyrics.

Recent airplay

February
feelin' the musicJun 15, 2011
I Am Not From Here, Watch The Day
Of Sound MindJun 10, 2011
I Am Not From Here
Death ControlJun 03, 2011
Watch The Day
Bisous BijouxMay 03, 2011

Charting

2011-05-01 — 2011-07-03
Week EndingAirplays
Jun 19 1
Jun 12 1
Jun 5 1
May 8 1

Track listing

1. I Am Not From Here
2. To A Dream
3. Downstream
4. February
5. Watch The Day