tive religious upbringing. It was
so stifling that he eventually had
to choose music at the expense
of losing his family, friends and
community overnight. The dra-
ma of that decision and the stark
reality of his circumstance has
found its way into the music on
his brand new EP called Fiction
of the Mind. On it, he skillfully
shifts between indie rock, funk,
Americana, blues, soul, and even
hip hop while telling true stories
of his fundamentalist upbringing
clashing with rock star life. Cross
has made a brave and conse-
quence ridden decision to fol-
low his dream. Too bad there’s
people in his life that would cru-
cify him for doing so...
Southern California-based
Meresha calls her style “alien mu-
sic” and that’s appropriate mostly
because she’s about to make her
presence known just like the visi-
tors in Close Encounters. That is,
in a big, bold, colorful and musi-
cal way. She’s a hybrid of dance
and rock with a pleasing soulful
throwback voice and she’s go-
Watch a video for “Fiction of the Mind” by Justin Cross
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