Joshua Payne is one of the most abundantly gifted of a new breed of singer and songwriter, blessed with a big, classically-trained voice and a soul to match. Same Shoes Second Verse, his sophomore CD, introduces again, not only an accomplished singer with experience in every musical genre from opera to rock, but also a lyricist and composer of uncommon sensitivity and power, whose work is informed by the depth of his life experience. " 'Same Shoes Second Verse' isn't meant to fool you. I did this record at home on Garage Band using an old G4. It's certianly raw and demoesque but makes the point: Sometimes life throws stuff at you and it just sucks, but you roll with it, you create, you spin it and when you're ready, you take that pain and find beauty in it. That's 'same shoes 2nd verse' for me." -Joshua Payne on his sophmore album