What is there to do in Central New Jersey? Well we could all let you in on what there is to do near the shore because that state has hit an all-time low thanks to MTV in recent years. Thankfully, that boat is sailing out to the Atlantic and might be a distant memory soon. People forgot that Jersey has been the home of some of the greatest musical acts for a long time, from Bon Jovi to the now defunct My Chemical Romance (do not hate, their albums are top notch). Now I am here to introduce you to a band that goes by the name Wake Up Paradise. The four men that make up Wake Up Paradise cohesively come together to make a sound that is the result of mixing together rock and pop with an angelic set of pipes. Okay, do not go thinking that Tim sounds like Mariah Carey. He is more like is Jason Mraz turned it up a notch and ditched the Vh1 crowd. When I listened to Tim’s rapid, yet pleasing delivery in Hits The Ground, Mraz was all I could compare him to in my head. Oh yes, Hits The Ground. That is the name of the only musical bite they Wake Up Paradise is giving up to nibble on when it comes to their Facebook. Are they hard at work on more music? Fans of pop rock better hope so. If you like bands that have a rock base, but are able to make you sway in a way that you might if you were say…watching This Century, then do yourself a favor and check these Jersey boys out. (https://www.facebook.com/WakeUpParadise)
