Artists:Adam Snyder

Like a lot of people, Adam Snyder cut out of his hometown the first chance he got and spent the rest of his teens and twenties living all over the place. From New York City to London, from Seattle to the midwest, Adam played music constantly.

Then in the mid 90s, through some strange twist of fate, an indie band called Mercury Rev found their way from Buffalo to Kingston. Adam, home visiting his family, found himself connecting with them. Before he knew it, he had joined the band and was touring the world.

The band was in a period of transformation and Adam found himself a key player in the recording of a new kind of album for Mercury Rev called Deserters’ Songs. The album did not seem like it would find a place in the musical landscape of the time. What happened surprised everyone. The album went gold abroad and the band suddenly found themselves achieving success.

Some thought him impulsive, but after 5 years Adam decided he wanted to try something different. All along he had continued to write narrative songs based on his own life experiences, songs sung plainly with not much back-up other than his own guitar. read more.