Ari Hest Ditches Major-Label Life

As Ari Hest continues his relentless touring, press coverage continues to praise his bold move to abandon a label deal and strike out on his own.  Hest’s new Springsteen/Car Stevens-influenced new CD ‘Twelve Mondays’ features re-worked versions of 12 fan-selected songs, culled from his recently-completed, trailblazing ‘52’ project, during which he wrote, recorded, produced and released one new song per week, for 52 weeks in a row.  Stream songs here: www.brickwallmgmt.com/arihest/

Hest has generated steady national and regional attention for his ‘52’ and ‘Twelve Mondays’ releases, with coverage including multiple appearances in USA TODAY, and PERFORMING SONGWRITER MAGAZINE, as well as placements in ACOUSTIC GUITAR MAGAZINE, NBC’S WEEKEND TODAY SHOW, PASTE, regional TV and numerous other outlets. THE WASHINGTON POST’s Mark Jenkins recently described Ari as “an urbane folk-rocker with a sonorous baritone,” and added,  “a Byrds-style jangle lifts “I’ll Be There,” a tune whose punch line is unusually wry for Hest: “I’ll be there/To make you miserable,” the chorus jauntily promises…”  Hest’s version of ‘Hallelujah’ is being used in Season 2 promos for ‘The Cleaner’ on A&E.  Here is one of our favorite Ari Hest songs “So Slow”.

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