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The majestic acoustic-pop and soft intimacy of Ed Hale's Ballad On Third Avenue will feel right at home to the same crowds that love the music of Wes Anderson movies, Rubber Soul-era Beatles, Bright Eyes, Simon and Garfunkel, or even Nick Drake. The lead singer of the popular Brit Pop/modern rock band Transcendence with hit singles and songs in films and television shows over the years - snuck into the recording studio late last year and produced the most personal and intimate album of his career. The tracks are a luxuriant tangle of acoustic guitars, pianos, organs, xylophones, lush cello lines, and mellotron flourishes that set a gorgeous sonic backdrop behind a lyrically poignant and confessional masterpiece of infinite beauty that from start to finish sucks you in and leaves you moved and dreamy-eyed. Ed Hale has always been hard to keep up with - over the years playing the role of writer, populist blogger, controversial YouTube star, outspoken political activist, or civilian diplomat but on his first solo album in six years at his very core Ed Hale is a passionate and possessed singer and songwriter capable of crafting magnificent musical jewels that captivate and sound instantly classic.