Aaron Espe

Indie / Folk / Pop

Denver CO

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About

Regardless of season or venue, Aaron Espe is a constant.

Whether swaddled in the grass of a Great Plains folk fest or enveloped in the soft din of a city café, Aaron Espe’s music summons from its listeners a resurrected depth that otherwise cowers within during the monotonous work week. Cherry Garrard (Antarctic explorer) wrote that “It is necessary to be cut off from civilization and all that it means to realize fully the power music has to recall the past, or the depths of meaning in it to soothe the present.” In this sense attending an Aaron Espe concert is a barbaric experience. Espe’s melodies effectively work to unfetter hearers from our “civilized” busyness, interjecting space to reflect, space to be human again.

Alighting upon the folk music scene two years ago from the upland wilds of Northern Minnesota, Aaron has begun to garner the attention that one might expect from a significant young talent. His recent plumes include:

-“My Whole Life” a top 20 album for 2006 (intelligentpop.com)
-Featured artist for the 2007 Volkswagen Auto Tour.
-Featured artist for the 2007 Folk Alliance in Memphis, Tennessee.
-Among the top-ranked unsigned folk artists (myspace.com)

If such a thing as the clichéd “total package” exists then attending one of Aaron Espe’s concerts offers attendees a hint as to what it may be. The beauty of his sound, coupled with the irresistible aura of a shy guy, stirs a desire to join the now burgeoning army of Espe’s unpaid publicists. Among his recent surge of supporters is President of CD Baby (World’s largest seller of independent music), Derek Sivers:

“Aaron, I love your ‘My Whole Life’ CD so much I’m going to feature it on the Front Page of CD baby for a few days. We get about 100 new albums sent to us a day (about 100,000 total), and yours is one of the best I’ve ever heard.”

A few of Espe’s recordings from the abovementioned “My Whole Life” were conceived in a rapid thrust of creativity (i.e. “Grace’), while most have been the result of a painfully slow breach birth of inspiration. Consequently the hearer is aware that Espe’s songs are more than trite phrasings, but rather liquefied shards of an authentic soul cast generously out to those within earshot.

--Steve Grosz

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Aug 16, 2007

Wanna Know the Deal? Here It Is...

So I'm sure that many of you are wondering when Aaron's sophomore album will be released. And I don't know about you, but I'm holding my breath in anticipation! Do not fear, Aaron just took a little break in order to get himself hitched to a lovely lady from North …

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May 14, 2007

Out on the Road

Aaron's got quite a busy summer ahead of him now that the sophomore album is done; as soon as I know the exact release date, I'll let you know! Anyway, keep checking the VIRB site because more and more shows will be added as time goes on, and you don't want to miss him …

A Heads Up

Okay, so I got a little sneak peak of some of the songs that are going on the new album, and I just had to jump on here and let you guys know what's up. Basically, there's some amazing stuff going on in that studio over in Montana! I can't wait for the record to be …

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Ziplok, Feb 8, 2009:

Laís, Aug 31, 2008:

Hello !
Nice song (=

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