Stateside

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#		Title	Length
1		Building a Road	4:06	Play
2		Falling is Faster	4:17	Play
3		Promise	2:40	Play
4		Stardust Motel	4:08	Play
5		Vancouver	4:27	Play
6		The Great Space Race	2:36	Play
7		She Was a Bruise	3:50	Play
8		Sunshine	2:15	Play
9		Mother, My Dear	2:45	Play
10		Empire Builder	2:44	Play
11		Floater	4:35	Play
12		Dead Soldier	3:37	Play
13		Storytaker	3:09	Play

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Andrew has been writing and performing since his high school days in Anchorage, Alaska, back in the early '90's. After falling in love with the Simon and Garfunkel and Bob Dylan records in his parents' collection, he procured a guitar and got to work. Ten years later, he's still plugging away After forming a musical bond with lifelong friend Jeremy Boyd, the Anchorage folk scene became a haven for a repertoire heavy on '60's covers, enthusiastically performed by the duo. A move to Texas in 1994 found Andrew and Jeremy (as they creatively billed themselves) growing artistically and playing with a confident fervor, armed with a deep catalog of Norsworthy's folksy pop tunes. Dubbing their collaboration Constant Malachi, after a favorite Kurt Vonnegut protagonist, the duo made their recorded statement on a CD called Sanctuary. After parting musical ways with Boyd in 1996, Andrew played a long string of solo dates across Texas and pondered his future. A spontaneous move home to Anchorage provided a chance meeting with bassist Gabe Nelson, and the seeds of a new band were planted. With drummer Max Ingalls on board, a year of rocking shows in Anchorage followed. In 1997 a call from old friend, recording guru Shawn Simmons, drew Norsworthy to his current home of Seattle. The solo release, The Missing Persons League, stands as a curious, mostly home-recorded document of this time period. Lots of solo shows around town, many in venues now gone forever, brought a handful of new listeners into the fold. Rejoined by Nelson in 1998, and subsequently by guitarist Patrick Porter and drummer Josh Williams in 1999, a new band was formed: Crystal Radio. Three years of performing and playing together yielded two discs (Automatic Direction Finder and Some Low Beauty), many memorable shows, and a name change; enter, Joran. Andrew's latest work can be heard on the simultaneously released, Stateside and Seatback Graffiti. The former is a mix of detailed character narrations, acoustic instrumentation, and right-in-your-ear vocals, while the latter is a rangy collection of stark demo performances. Both records continue Andrew's longstanding studio rapport with Simmons, and Stateside features plenty of guest performances from Porter and Williams.



At present...
...Following a packed 2004, featuring a stint performing in Germany and a 3 month national U.S. tour, Andrew is hitting the road again in January and anticipating an EP release in the spring.