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The Acre
12+ albums
about
College for Nick Murphy was suppose to be about learning how to teach High Schoolers; instead, he picked up a guitar and learned how to write. Performing at open mics and putting on shows in his dorm room, Nick tried to find his own style. Though his voice was growing, he sought refuge in the beautiful voice of Courtney Cavanaugh to help guide the songs into a new and stunning direction. After half a year or so under the moniker "The Acre," the two called upon Sebastian Hutchinson to fill out the sound with cello and bass. Soon with the addition of Chris Anthony on drums, a few amplifiers and effects pedals, the Acre has moved their sound from bare acoustic dorm room tunes, to full bodied songs. When the summer of 2007 came, so did studio time. With the help of their good friend Steve Rice, the Acre was able to produce a five track demo titled "In the Deep Shade." The songs range from cello driven tunes about self discovery (The Weakener), pop ballads (the Moon), crescendo ambient rockers (Hemingway) straightforward alt rock tunes (Number One Hit Single), and songs of strained love (Minor Chords). The band is currently working on another EP due out in the fall. When asked of genres or the critical question, "who do you sound like?" the band often can't seem to find an answer. "There are all sorts of influences that flow through the band," Nick states, "it's really whatever we're into that week." The Acre does claim that their main influences include, but are not limited t
