Casey Abrams

Audio Mixer: Tony Maserati .Recording information: Green Hut Studio, Reading, England; Kensaltown Recording Studios, London, England; Kite Records Productions, Los Angeles, CA; RW Studio, Los Angeles, CA; The Village Studios, Los Angeles, CA.Photographer: Yvette Roman.Alone among the anonymous American Idol hopefuls at the beginning of season ten, Casey Abrams cut somewhat of a memorable figure -- possibly because he had the gumption to kiss judge Jennifer Lopez, possibly because behind his scruffy, friendly, hippie demeanor hid an old-fashioned, jazzy, blue-eyed soul singer. The latter is naturally emphasized on his 2012 eponymous debut for Concord Records, an album produced by American Idol's longest-serving judge, Randy Jackson. Abrams sings with a smile, never letting a grey cloud darken his blue sky --an attitude that's easier to adopt if you avoid sad songs, which he does throughout this sunny, mellow affair. It's all love songs and paeans to the wonders of a simple life, whether