Jason Michael Carroll

Baritoned beefcake Jason Michael Carroll won first place in 2004's Gimme the Mike by singing the Chris Cagle hit, "Chicks Dig It." That song isn't featured on his debut album, but Carroll's first hit "Alyssa Lies" unfolds a more gripping narrative about a man whose young daughter is concerned about a schoolroom friend who is a victim of child abuse. "No Good In Goodbye" is a melodramatic country love song where our new hero duets with radio diva Jewel while weepy pedal steel notes fly around their impressive, close harmonies.