"Verge" is Liam Macdonald's first, solo CD. Produced by veteran performer Tim Carbone (Railroad Earth, The Contribution, The Blue Sparks), Verge has received numerous awards from Billboard as well as the "Record of the Year" award from Radio Six International in Scotland. The following quotes are taken from the reviews:

"an aural treat by any standards - should be all over the radio - captivating - fascinating - multi-dimensional - mightily impressed by a new talent - an absolute gem, which you really need to hear - Liam's guitar work is stunning, his singing superb - a great sense of rhythm - his rich, deep voice brings out another dimension from the songs - jangle-tastic - tumultuous and satisfying - VERY cool - richly creative - these songs are anything but dull"

Reviewers have also noted that the songs on Verge are quite different from one another. (E.g. Contrast "Smiling Faces" or "Please Tell Me" with "Man Woman Child" or "nemOmen.") Writing for The British Independent Record Dealers' Magazine, critic Chris Tighe described the variations this way:

"Verge is all over the place but what a nice place to be all over. ...Verge really ought to be incoherent, incomprehensible and unapproachable. It is, of course, none of the above. A triumph of instinct over logic, then."

Liam is currently recording a series of singles in Copenhagen with Alain Nkossi Konda, Founder and CEO of Afrikool Records. So far, the following "Copenhagen Singles" have received awards: "City of Trees," "In an Open Space," "You Can Never Tell" and "Black and You" (a.k.a. in retail stores and websites in Asia as both "Black Y You" and "Balck & You")

Black and You is included on the Afrikool Records' benefit CD, "For Africa Vol. 1." Proceeds from For Africa Vol. 1 are being donated to the following charities: The Water Foundation; IFAM; Sens Afrique; The Shaken Baby Alliance; Amnesty International. The artists who contibuted to this CD are: Alain Nkossi Konda; Liam Macdonald; Gilberto Gil; Lou Bega; Kanda Bongo Man; Selasee Atiase; Zani; Zifa; Manu Di Bango; K.I.F.; Jim Savitt; Muna Mingole; Micko Leao; Bless; Mr. Reo. The CD is in stores in Asia and online!

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