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Justin Carroll digs you.

music for the lighthearted heartache

About Me


Justin Carroll is now Justin Jude. Check out the new Myspace page. Featured on: NWRadio MISTY MOUNTAIN JAM"Vibrant." - The Oregonian"Walks the walk of a bona fide talent." - Dave Lowensohn, Speechwriters LLCJustin Carroll will keep you alive. His rootsy, unpretentious folk-pop lifts you up, gets you gettin' down, and sends you out the door ready to save the souls of every man, woman, child and dog on the planet.Described by one reviewer as "Pete Yorn meets Pete Seeger," Justin combines soulful folk songwriting with kick-ass pop-rock flavors. He is known for his acrobatic voice, huge range and inventive guitar work. Often compared to Martin Sexton, David Gray and Damien Rice, Justin weaves a wide scope of musical styles into each powerful story he tells, creating a musical fabric that is unexpected -- and often devastating.His 2005 album, “It’s Love It’s Love It’s Love,” has been a huge self-released success, taking off in online sales and played on both web and college radio. His sophomore effort, produced by Rob Stroup (Scott Fisher, The Imprints) and due out in summer 2007, takes his acoustic strengths to whole new worlds of R&B, roots music, soul and flat-out rock. The album release will be followed with a west coast tour in the fall and an east coast swing in 2008.Classically trained on piano and voice as a child, Justin cut his ears on the classic rock of the '60s and '70s. In college in New England he found a love for the acoustic guitar and for songwriting. Turning out a huge repertoire of songs in a short time, he earned a reputation as a prolific writer and a dazzling live performer.Having shared the stage with established touring acts like Lisa Loeb and Lucy Kaplansky, lately Justin has focused on staying close to home in the Northwest, sharing shows with such acts as Scott Fisher, Liv Warfield, The Dimes, Garth Michael McDermott, Chris Robley and Breanna Paletta of Rye Hollow.Justin can be found online at www.justincarrollmusic.com

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Music:

Member Since: 12/27/2004
Band Website: justincarrollmusic.com
Band Members: JC
Influences: Martin Sexton, Sting, Eric Clapton, Jason Mraz, John Mayer, Shawn Colvin, John Gorka, Counting Crows, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Who, Pearl Jam, Radiohead, Mark Knopfler, Led Zeppelin, David Broza, Jonatha Brooke, Barenaked Ladies, Speechwriters LLC, Prince, U2, Rush, Bruce Springsteen, REM
Sounds Like: Pete Yorn meets Pete Seeger.
Record Label: Blue Tent Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

O Canada (my Canada?)

I'm back from Vancouver, BC, land of the quasi-Eurogirl, of the snow-to-swim in 30 minutes, of a Futurama skyline bounded by jagged fences of firs... and I wonder, what the hell am I doing back in the...
Posted by Justin Carroll digs you. on Wed, 30 Aug 2006 09:24:00 PST

Blogging resumes. There is much rejoicing.

So look. I've been indifferent about this whole Myspace blogging thing. A bazillion of us all posting our pithiest thoughts on our pages and who knows whether that's useful or aesthetically pleasing o...
Posted by Justin Carroll digs you. on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 10:58:00 PST

New photos.

That's what I said. New photos. From the killer CD release at Imbibe on March 19, 2005. More to come from the April 29 CD release at Off Broadway in St. Louis. A rockin good time.
Posted by Justin Carroll digs you. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

cdbaby top seller. sweet.

Hey yinz guys that bought up some JC album love on cdbaby: nice work. You made the album one of cdbaby's Top Sellers for the week. Not a bad deal to have my first album listed with Jude's and Alexi Mu...
Posted by Justin Carroll digs you. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

So there's this really good album.

Having no idea what to write in my blog, but also wanting to write in my blog, I'm reduced to telling you about how I'm now finally writing in my blog. And there is probably at least one person out...
Posted by Justin Carroll digs you. on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST