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BETTER FOR THE METAPHOR - NPR BEST CDS OF 2008 Cantinero is Christopher Hicken, a British born NY based singer-songwriter/composer who makes lovingly crafted alt/folk-pop. Witty, incisive and coolly melodramatic, Instantly hummable pop song’s, meet keenly observed insights that chronicle the complicated world we live in. Set to live instrumentation with subtle electronic and organic textures. “Championship Boxing”, the critically acclaimed Artems/V2 Records debut, hit Top 40 on Amazon.com and Top 20 on the CMJ/Triple A Radio , was featured on National Public Radio’s “All Songs Considered” and earned an 11 minute special on NPR’s "Weekend Edition", which drew an...