The "singer" part of becoming a singer/songwriter was the hitch for Luke MacNeil. He could play guitar, he could write songs, and he wanted to sing, but he cringed at the sound of his own voice.

`I was always afraid of my voice. I never even wanted to sing `Happy Birthday,' and I couldn't stand my voice on someone else's answering machine," said MacNeil, 23, of Milford. `So I'd just play weddings and on Sunday mornings at coffee shops and do acoustic pieces like `Greensleeves,' and `Classical Gas.' But eventually I wanted to sing."

"'Under Covers' couldn't be a more compelling look into that evolution. Featuring versions of songs by such disparate artists as Radiohead, Tool and Pink Floyd, the album shows MacNeil striking an expert balance between the pathos of the original tunes and his own brooding style." - The Metrowest Daily News.

It should come as no surprise that 23-year old singer-songwriter and Milford native Luke MacNeil sights Irish crooner Damien Rice as one of his primary influences. MacNeil’s cover of Rice’s “Cannonball” on his debut release “Here’s One For Sanity” rivals the original and his voice is just as sweet as Rice’s. What is surprising, though, is up until about a year ago, is that MacNeil said he couldn’t sing worth a damn.