Artist This Month : Artist Vs. Poet

   

Artist Vs. Poet is a power pop band from Dallas, Texas formed in late 2007, and is currently signed to Fearless Record.

After the demise of his previous band, Enter the Collector,Vocalist Tarcy Thomason advertised on Myspace.com about starting an acoustic project in the Fall of 2007. Guitarist/vocalist Craig Calloway was the first to respond. They wrote music and quickly converted the project into a full band. Drummer Joe Westbrook (also formerly of Enter The Collector) joined the band. Also added was guitarist/vocalist Joe Kirkland and finally bassist Jason Dean.

In 2008 they were signed by Fearless Record (Mayday Parade, The Maine). Artist vs Poet released their debut, self-titled EP in November 2008, recorded by producer Mike Green, who has worked with Paramore, The Higher, and Danger Radio.

They released their second EP Damn Rough Time while on tour with Forever The Sickest Kids in 2009 and hit #9 on the iTunes Alternative Chart. Their first full-length album Favorite Fix was released on Fearless Record in March 2010.

Favorite Fix reached #17 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart. Artist vs. Poet covered Lady GaGa's song, Bad Romance, for the album Punk Goes Pop 3.

Guitarist Joe Kirkland has an acoustic project on the side called The Follow Through. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artist_vs._Poet)

The third Album called Favorite Fix

Overall Rating (Out of 10): 8.5
Tracks To Listen To: Car Crash, Favorite Fix, Adorable, Miserably Loving You.
Track List:

1. Damn Rough Night
2. Car Crash
3. Adorable
4. Favorite Fix
5. Unconscious Reality
6. We’re All The Same
7. So Much I Never Said
8. Miserable Loving You
9. Broke But Not Broken
10. He’s Just Not Me
11. Alive
12. Giving Yourself Away 

Check out their myspace
http://www.myspace.com/artistvspoet