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It's rare for an artist this young to possess all the goods to succeed on a major level but it seems that talent oozes out of his pores.
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With a fresh sound and skill way beyond his 19 years, Ian Walsh makes the case for catchy rock songs and real instrumentals! The Delaware native is poised to make his mark as the new singer/songwriter on the block. Oh, and he plays three different instruments on his new CD - can you say talent?? Check him out yourself on his new album Please Remember on Plus 5 Records and be sure to visit him at [myspace.com/ianwalsh]! |
Music Review: Ian Walsh
Girls Life Magazine ~ July 7 2008
By Lauren Linhard |
Meet Ian Walsh, a 19 year old Berklee College of Music student. An avid surfer, Ian got his start in a local blues band before he moved on to a metal phase and then finally joined the indie music scene. He has beautiful eyes and dark hair you just want to run your fingers through. And as if all that isn’t enough, he also plays bass, guitar, piano and sings. Sound like a dream? Listen to his new album and you’ll really fall in love.
There are three things on the checklist of a perfect album: lyrics, music and emotion. And let me tell you, Ian’s debut album has them all checked off. A mixture of pop rock and piano ballads, Please Remember was inspired by a rough break-up he went through.
Anyone who has loved and lost will easily relate to this genuine and heartfelt album. Between rock songs like “Unhappy Endin” and soft ballads like “Familiar Place,” Ian truly shows a range of talent you rarely come across.
Playing everything from bass to guitar to piano, and of course singing on his album, Ian Walsh is sure to be one of the next big indie musicians. Out July 8, Please Remember will be available on itunes and at local entertainment music stores. Wanna learn more about the artist or sample some of his tunes? Visit ian-walsh.com |
Concert Preview: Ian Walsh
The Philadelphia Inquirer ~ July 4 2008
By Doug Wallen |
Like Jack Johnson before him, 19-year-old Ian Walsh is a good-looking surfer-turned-songwriter with his eyes trained on mainstream success. He may hail from Hockessin, Del., and tend toward moody full-band rock, but his glossy new album, Please Remember, sticks strictly to the commercial-radio playbook, with much emphasis on ringing hooks and dramatic song structures. Walsh's world-weary emoting is high in the mix, as are universal lyrics about love and loss. He's shooting for the most accessible songs possible, and the likely single, "Unhappy Ending," pushes all the right buttons. Skillfully striking a balance between pouting and empowering, Walsh's songs are big, crunchy and rimmed with melancholy, finding fist-pumping choruses amid everyday disappointment.
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Ian Walsh - "Please Remember"
www.musicequalslife.com ~ May 19 2008 |
The second that I heard the first notes of Ian Walsh's major label debut called Please Remember, I knew that I was going to love this album.
The cd is made up of 10 very strong melodic, piano based pop rock tracks. It's one thing for the music to be there and be great, but a lot of times I find cd's where the lyrics and / or the vocals aren't up to par. But on this album, every piece of the puzzle fits together perfectly and this album should be an absolute smash as soon as it comes out.
Most of the tracks are upbeat songs dealing with relationships, or so it seems. There's a few more ballad piano driven tracks. But the album flows together perfectly.
I truthfully tried to find something negative to say about this album, and really the only thing that I could come up with is that it ends within 40 minutes of pressing play for the first time.
I know that I can't wait to hear more from this young college student. And I'm sure that we'll be hearing from Ian for a long time to come!
There is a sampler of these songs available now on ITunes or on Ian's site... Please check him out and support this amazing young artist! His full length national album is set to drop July 8th. |
New Artist: Ian Walsh
Powerpopaholic.com (10/25/07)
By Aaron Kupferberg |
Ian Walsh is a new stand-out singer/songwriter in the the alternative
rock genre. Similar in vocal stylings to Tonic frontman, Emerson
Hart, mixed with Goo Goo Dolls Johnny Rzeznick, Ian's got the chops
and the melodic sense to do great things. The songs are strictly by-
the-numbers alternative rock, but some great guitar work makes itself
evident in "Supposed to Be" and the excellent ballad "Goodbye" is
well written and performed with gusto. The other standout song is
another ballad "Familiar Place" with some interesting melodic turns
in the chorus. This song really shows great potential. I look forward
to more songs with a harder edge from Ian. This is a perfect example
of real talent that goes unheard and those clowns on American Idol
don't deserve all that PR exposure. Ian Walsh does. |
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