We Were Here (Bonus Track Version)

If you\'re partial to what some folks call \"whisper rock\" — delicate and sometimes precious singer/songwriter based music characterized by acoustic guitars, string sections and of course wispy, hushed vocals like those of Nick Drake, Neil Halstead, Jack Johnson, Elliott Smith, etc. — then you\'re almost sure to fall for the songs of Joshua Radin if you haven\'t already. Radin\'s music was discovered by his friend actor/filmmaker Zach Braff who was so impressed with the aptly titled \"Winter\" (it sounds wintry) that he featured it on the soundtrack to his hit television show *Scrubs*. A deal with Columbia Records immediately followed and Radin\'s recordings were subsequently groomed for other young adult based television shows like *Grey\'s Anatomy*, *One Tree Hill*, and *Brothers And Sisters* to name a few. Throughout *We Were Here*, Radin\'s slightly textured voice sounds like he was just awoken from a nap (especially on the opening song \"Sundrenched World\") as his lyrics confess the complexities of living the life of a hopeless romantic. Fellow tunesmith Priscilla Ahn peppers Radin\'s debut with similarly fragile harmonies, helping to give the album the feel of an indie-targeted film soundtrack that sounds more *Garden State* than *Juno*.