Imagine that you are a young musician. You have a passion for the art. You released a couple of albums by yourself. You got signed to a major record label. You set out on some impressive tours. You had some disputes with your label, you beg them to drop you and they eventually do. Then two years later, you release your own album completely DIY style. This all happened to New Jersey’s Val Emmich.

Val Emmich recently released his album, Sunlight Searchparty. And it’s a good thing that he did. Emmich’s album is a deeply personal 14 track voyage will leave you begging for more music from him. The album was recorded completely live with the help of his band The Rescue Effort. From the second this disc hit your CD player the only thing that will keep you from listening to it is battery power. Opening with a song titled “New Years Resolution” discussing how even though you make a resolution come the New Year, they just don’t stick. Emotion pours out of your speakers with “Teach Me” Emmich begs for the one that he loves to just tell him what he needs to do to get her to love him singing “come on teach me / to love you right / if it takes all night” Even with the progression of the album the emotion doesn’t let down. “The Only One Lonely” is song that will remind you that you aren’t the only one lonely in this world. This song also gives you a glimpse as to how impressive of a vocal range that Emmich has.

Sunlight Searchparty is nothing short of amazing. It’s full of power rock songs with smooth vocals. Emotion is oozing from every single song on this album. Just about every party of a relationship is sung about on this record as well as different aspects of life not keeping to promises to how money can fix everything. Drop everything you are doing right now and purchase this CD.

Please Note: This CD is only available in a few New Jersey stores. Please order it at Cdbaby.com by clicking here for a physical copy or visit Val Emmich's Myspace page here where you can order it online through Snocap as well as other online shops.