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  Chris Colepaugh and the Cosmic Crew - Caught Up To You
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CHRIS COLEPAUGH AND THE COSMIC CREW are blazing a trail with their new album "In Your Backyard." The album drips with thick electric guitars, Bonham-esque style drums, massive bass, and soulful songwriting and lyrics. From the heavy guitar-soaked-rocker-single "Caught Up To You" , to the acoustic guitar/mandolin picking of "Don't Want You Round No More", "In Your Backyard" is a fantastic guitar-intense, southern jam rock album.

There are great moments on this album, such as the tune "Summer Nights" where you can hear Colepaugh creating a dreamy Zeppelin style instrumental landscape on pedal steel, and "Running Out" with its drum-driven-rocking-groove and tongue-and-cheek lyrics. "Hard to Say" is a head-nodding southern rock chill-out complimented by the guitar layered, richly textured and slower tempo "California Mountain".

"In Your Backyard" is successful in proving the scope of CHRIS COLEPAUGH AND THE COSMIC CREW�s musical dexterity, and the band always leads the listener back to what they do best: rocking hard. With this new album, their solid line-up and a killer live show, fans of CCCC will be able to enjoy the band�s powerful tunes on CD as much as they do live. Music samples of the new album are available through their Colepaugh.com website, or directly on Myspace at http://www.myspace.com/chriscolepaughandthecosmi .

Chris recently signed an endorsement deal with Sennheiser Microphones and Traynor Amplifiers, and signed a deal with his Management Company Malkin Music and Fontana North Distribution. In addition, after the album "In Your Backyard" was completed, Chris spent two weeks in Austin, Texas working under the mentorship of platinum selling artist/producer Gordie Johnson on his new Grady CD project at Willie Nelson's Studios. "Working with Gordie at Pedernales studios was an incredible experience," says Colepaugh, who works in the industry as a music producer himself. "It was inspiring to go to work everyday, see Willie's platinum records on the wall, and think of the caliber of musicians that have recorded there."

"In Your Backyard" is a colossal music statement by CCCC and represents some of Colepaugh�s finest work. CHRIS COLEPAUGH AND THE COSMIC CREW will be touring non-stop in support of their new album, and the single " Caught Up To You".