Article: CD REVIEW: Portlander's voice shines on 'Step Into the Future'

Matt Sevits
University Wire
04-20-2007
(Oregon Daily Emerald) (U-WIRE) EUGENE, Ore. -- When listening to a band like Scott Fisher & 1 a.m. Approach, one has to consider whether the voice of the musician or the overall sound of the music is what matters most. Lead singer Scott Fisher's sultry, ever-so-slightly raspy voice is like a combination of John Mayer and Jack Johnson, and while that's not necessarily a unique combination, there's just something individual about Fisher's voice.

The Portland, Ore., native, who was trained in classical piano, truly makes the sound of the band. On the album's title track, "Step Into the Future," Fisher's voice, set over a jazzy rhythm of piano, bass ...

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