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From empty pockets and hopeful hearts comes the first full-length album from the piano-rock ensemble Thriving Ivory; an effort some would say is long overdue. When vocalist Clayton Stroope met pianist, writer and composer Scott Jason in college at UC Santa Barbara he knew he had found his musical counterpoint. "I'm not a song writer, and Scott doesn't sing, but he has this creative force inside him and I just fit as an outlet for him," says Stroope. "It was just the perfect two pieces of the puzzle that came together." Sharing the same musical vision, the duo set out to form their band. What they found was indie guitarist Drew Cribley. "Drew has just a really unique style of playing guitar," says Stroope. "He's the one who looks most like he should be in a rock band." For rhythm, drummer Paul Niedermier and bassist Bret Cohune seemed the perfect fit. "Bret and Paul together are just a real solid rhythm section, the backbone of the ban...