Artist description the dambrots are an acoustic pop duo comprised of two New York City area musicians: songwriter/guitarist al james, and vocalist dawn marie. Their debut CD, "especially not love" perfectly captures the delicate haunting beauty of dawn marie's vocals, the full dynamic range of al james' unique finger style acoustic guitar style, and the intimacy of the dambrots performance. "especially not love" was released on March 1, 2003 by Bartleby Productions.

Music Style Folk Rock / Acoustic / Female Vocalist

Similar Artists Suzanne Vega, Judy Collins, Tracy Thorn, Simon and Garfunkle, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos

Artist History Songwriter/guitarist al james, and vocalist dawn marie combined musical forces as the dambrots in late 2001 and began recording their debut CD, ~especially not love~ in mid 2002.

Group Members dawn marie: vocals, percussion al james: acoustic guitars, hammond organ, songwriter

Albums especially not love (2003)

Press Reviews From Muzine Magazine, June 2003 issue: "One of the most impressive acoustic CDs in recent years, the dambrots' debut CD 'especially not love' marks them as a band to watch. Bravely keeping the music stripped to the bare bones (most songs feature only acoustic guitar and vocals, with occasional organ and percussion), the band is confident to let the strength of the songwriting, and the stirring haunting vocals carry the songs. That confidence is justified. What makes the CD so remarkable is how diverse and full the duo is able to make the songs sound with such sparse arrangements."

Location Cedar Grove, NJ - USA

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