David Singer is a songwriter/performer from Chicago. Released on Deep Elm Records, Singer wrote, arranged, and played almost all of the instruments for "The Cost of Living."
Singer uses this release in an attempt to combine the folk era of the 70's with the new brand of indie rock floating around out there. The sounds Singer tinkers with are similar to Simon and Garfunkel, Elton John, and The Beatles. There's guitar, piano, trombone, keys and loops all distributed over the 10 songs offered. For the numerous elements involved, it's surprising that the songs fail to push beyond the simple and almost cheesy song structure that seems to hold Singer captive. While it's an interesting direction to travel musically, the end product just doesn't have that essence or substance that grabs you.
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