For ages, teenage alterna-pop wunderkind Christofer Drew was content to write, record and produce his own music, chiming self-explanatory releases like “The Summer EP.” Then, his talent was discovered by Reprise Records, who snapped him up, spent big bucks pairing him in the studio with top-flight producers like Butch Walker (“What Is Love?”) and Butch Vig (“Harmony”).
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Never Shout Never — AKA one brilliant Midwest punk-popper named Christofer Drew — has tested the production waters with two separate Butches. Butch Walker oversaw his “What Is Love?” bow on Warners, then Butch Vig jumped in for its “Harmony” followup. So basically the kid splashed onto the alternative scene with two of the greatest, most hook-savvy knob-twiddlers that money can currently buy.But Drew wasn’t happy.
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