Album Review by guest writer Dave Ullrich 

Artist: Andrew Vincent

Album: Rotten Pear

My high school experience was probably pretty normal. 

I wasn't the nerdiest kid in the whole school, but I was also 

definitely not the coolest. I ran with a quiet, law-abiding 

group of friends with a slightly intellectual outsider view 

of the world. Andrew Vincent seems like he could have 

been part of my crew.

Rotten Pear has plenty of quiet electric guitar numbers, 

Genesis-era keyboards and slightly intellectual outsider 

lyrics. I get the feeling that Andrew Vincent is a thoughtful 

guy that doesn't always get the good breaks. However, the 

quality of this album shows he really should get some this 

time around. This is my favourite new album of the year. 

My basic recommendation is that you first buy this album 

on Zunior, call up a few of your outsider friends, get 

pizza/beer and then give it a play. It goes well on 

rainy/snowy nights with people you really like. Listen to 

the lyrics and roll with the mood.

- Dave Ullrich

Dave is the drummer for The Inbreds, the main musical force

of Egger, commander in chief of Zunior.com (Canada's largest

independent music download platform) and the head honcho

of the indie zine ThickSpecs.com.