Band:  Garet Camella
Location:  Gahanna, Ohio
Album:  Fate From a Fortune Cookie (EP)
Genre: Acoustic/Pop/Folk
Track Picks: "I Would Like to Stay," "Waiting for the Splash"

Lowdown:  
If 18-year-old Garet Camella's debut EP was a fortune cookie,
 it would be one of those rare ones containing two messages
instead of one.  One message might read:  "Be positive with
your choices--time and patience will heal your soul." The
other might read: "Slowly drive away from the past to retire
present confusion, without regret." The advising lyrics are full
of uplifting metaphors and imagery. To reflect the generally
feel-good lyrics, Camella primarily plays higher notes on his
guitar with matching vocals.  Each of the five songs is
dominated by an original acoustic riff (using both strumming
and picking techniques) with harmonious chorus builds and
self-backing vocal layers on loops--including a beatbox break
down.  Some tracks bring a variety of instruments (drums,
keys, bass, maracas) that materialize into a full-band sound.
Mostly refraining from the darker acoustic lullabies of Bon Iver
or Damien Rice, this album's syncopated, stop-time,
occasional guitar slaps and groovy salsa/funk/folk
Latin-infused vibe leans toward Jason Mraz, but moves closer
to Eric Hutchinson, John Mayer, Jack Johnson and local Jared
Mahone. A person feeling down can pop this in, likely relate
and transition into a better mood. Even the colorful album
artwork, designed by Megan Kelley, foreshadows the lively
personality of the young musician's original tunes. Fans
continue to watch the songwriter's range of talent progress as
he performs live and posts video song recordings on his
YouTube. This release could likely be the initiation of
Camella's fate that he once found in a fortune cookie:
"You will travel far and wide for both pleasure and business."

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