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Another Saturday night in the house on P Street, and Kris Anaya is holding court. Anaya, the force behind Sacramento-based Drive-Thru Records’ band An Angle is kicking it with friends, musicians, ragtag boozers and total strangers. Odds are before the night is over he'll have written a couple of songs. Some may end up in the trash. Others may make it onto a CD. But it's all good as far as Anaya is concerned. The 22-year old singer/songwriter lives in a virtual crucible of creativity. For proof, look no further than An Angle's new CD We Can Breathe Under Alcohol.

Following on the heels of his 2004 debut ... And Take It With A Grain Of Salt, the new CD shows dramatic maturity from a highly skilled songwriter. Anaya calls the CD a concept album about Sacramento, a town best known for being Arnold Schwarzenegger's temporary home. Maybe that played a part in his inspiration, since much of the CD touches on the political as well as the personal. "My approach is to...