Beth Thornley
Wash U Clean

Raised in Birmingham, Alabama by two classical musicians, the now L.A. based singer-songwriter Beth Thornley grew up submerged in the pristine sounds of Beethoven and the “fantastic gospel music” heard each Sunday on the radio. She earned a classical music degree, then landed in Los Angeles in the late ’90s to pursue her rock karma calling.

Beth’s songs have been in a bunch of TV shows and movies. AllMusic describes her music as “classic sounds of ’70s pop/rock with the earnestness of Aimee Mann and Beth Orton for her own playful kind of sweetness.” Her latest album is Wash U Clean. Brendan plays drums all over it. Booyah.

Shakira
Laundry Service

Laundry Service (Servicio De Lavandería in Spanish-speaking territories) is Shakira’s first bilingual studio album and third studio album, released on November 13, 2001 by Epic Records.

After achieving superstardom throughout Latin America, Colombian-born Shakira became Latin pop’s biggest female crossover artist since Jennifer Lopez. Noted for her aggressive, rock-influenced approach, Shakira maintained an extraordinary degree of creative control over her music, especially for a female artist; she wrote or co-wrote nearly all of her own material, and in the process gained a reputation as one of Latin music’s most ambitiously poetic lyricists. When she released Laundry Service, she became an instant pop sensation, thanks to her quirky poetic sense and a sexy video image built on her hip-shaking belly dance moves.

Chayanne
Amorcito Corazon

Beginning in the late ’80s, Chayanne, one of Latin pop’s premier heartthrobs, sustained a bountiful hitmaking career as a balladeer and even found time to pursue an acting career on the side. Brendan plays drums on his latest hit, Amorcito Corazon.