Radio Nowhere

Singer/songwriter: for most, the term still brings to mind the sound of one voice and a fingerpicked guitar, or a quiet piano, sketching a monochromatic study of one individual's emotional landscape. Mike Baker, who performs and records as the Northern California alternative pop/rock act Radio Nowhere, is not that kind of singer/songwriter. Possessed by kaleidoscopic musical visions and a tendency to spend more time singing about hostage... More

Singer/songwriter: for most, the term still brings to mind the sound of one voice and a fingerpicked guitar, or a quiet piano, sketching a monochromatic study of one individual's emotional landscape. Mike Baker, who performs and records as the Northern California alternative pop/rock act Radio Nowhere, is not that kind of singer/songwriter. Possessed by kaleidoscopic musical visions and a tendency to spend more time singing about hostage crises than inner pain, Baker plays a pawnshop full of instruments and handles the engineering and production chores in solo pursuit of his own brand of panoramic sound: "electric roadtrip singalong music". Loud guitars, mistreated beatboxes, catchy choruses and a reverence for classic pop songs mark Radio Nowhere as something like the missing link between Elvis Costello and Counting Crows. Fans who've always loved these artists, but wished that they'd turn their amps up a little bit, will definitely notice a kindred spirit in Radio Nowhere. Less