Grammy awards. Billboard Music Awards. Rolling Stone and Spin Magazine cover stories. Platinum selling records. 40-city North American tours. He hasn't achieved any of these accolades, yet Paul "THE iDENTiTY CRiSiS" Castro's solo debut album is titled "Record of the Year". In case you couldn't tell, he wants your attention. After releasing "Your Girlfriend Thinks I'm Fine" in 2004 with his original band, THEiDC decided to take the project solo, and in a completely new direction. "If I could describe this new direction stylistically, I'd have to label it suburban singer/songwriter/experimental producer music," says THEiDC. "Growing up in Mississauga (a suburb of Toronto), I was exposed to many very different styles and genres of music. We get all of the Top 40 American and underground stuff, plus the European and homegrown Top 40 and underground music." Mixed by Phil Mark, co-founder of Radio Insect Records, and mastered by Andy Krehm at Silverbirch Productions (Matt Dusk, the Salads, Jeff Healey), "Record of the Year" fuses elements of rock, electronica, hiphop, soul, funk, and reggae, from various decades. "It's like a buffet for your ears. I couldn't help it, but at the same time, I didn't force it. That's just my style." Other than a couple of collaborations with former co-writer Kenneth Nofuente, up and coming Toronto artists Kofi Kain, The Quits, and THEiDC's sister J-Lia, "Record of the Year" is entirely written, produced, and performed by THEiDC. The album showcases his diverse musical style, and mixes it with a shot of his current life experiences, and a double-shot of his brand of tongue-in-cheek humour. "Some of these songs come from a deep place, and some of them are just me joking around and having fun". Overall, he believes that there is something for everybody on this album, "be it musically, or lyrically, I think everybody can relate on some level". Record of the Year? Probably not. But you're intrigued, aren't you?

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	ROCK AND ROLL IS MY WOMAN		Rock
	WAITED		Electronic

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