Patrick Brayer

This Fontana, California songwriter has released nine albums of his material. On The Secret Hits of Patrick Brayer, some of which was recorded in Dennis Hopper's kitchen, we get a good taste of his cynical, wry songwriting. "Three Kinds of News" lets us know we are implicated in everything and "40 Days and 40 Fights" describes a world with a hard-edged balance. These tunes were recorded in a very raw manner but their essence comes right through.