New Jersey Stage 2016: Issue 12 | Page 9

Chris Brown Looks Inward by Gary Wien SHARE BUTTON Chris Brown is a gritty singersongwriter from Asbury Park whose songs blend punk and folk in a way that evoke the spirit of an Irish pub. His latest release One More Night was produced by Pete Steinkopf of The Bouncing Souls and mastered by Tom Ruff at Asbury Media. It contains six songs that have rarely left my playlist since its release over the summer. NJ STAGE 2016 - ISSUE 12 Maybe it’s because Asbury Park has always been special to me; maybe it’s because Chris grew up in the dark days of the town and remembers those days, oddly like I do, with a sense of pride and nostalgia; or maybe it’s because artists always see areas like Asbury Park fall prey to gentrification and lose their mystiques; but this album speaks to me. INDEX NEXT ARTICLE 9