Cosmonot is not technically a band, but it sure as hell sounds like one. Guitars, keyboards, drums and vocals are all prominent on "To the Sky," the first studio album from the Minnesota artist, but it's the premise of the project that makes it special. Alex Smith, a 20-year-old musician from Excelsior, Minnesota, United States decided to piece together a demo album on GarageBand before leaving for college in the summer of 2010. "Behind the Sun" was a sloppy introduction to Smith's gimmick: He could sing and play the other instruments without the help of anyone else.

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