Posts Tagged ‘Charleston’

The EXPLORERS CLUB – ” To Sing And Be Born Again “

Posted: July 18, 2020 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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This is an exquisite set of cover songs by Nashville-based Sunshine Pop band, The Explorers Club. Features guest vocals by former Barenaked Ladies front man Steven Page, and Drive-By Truckers member, Jay Gonzalez. Songs include huge pop hits originally recorded by The Turtles (“She’d Rather Be With Me,”) Manfred Mann, (the Bob Dylan penned “Mighty Quinn,” Tommy Boyce and Bobby Hart (“I Wonder What She’s Doing Tonight”) Herb Alpert (“This Guy’s In Love With You”) and Paul Revere and the Raiders (“Kicks.).
Exquisite set of cover songs by Nashville-based Sunshine Pop band, “The Explorers Club”. A Ten-song-set is chock full of hits, misses and other delights from the 1960s. Brainchild of Charleston, SC native Jason Brewer, the only constant “member” of The Explorers Club over the band’s lifespan
Album features guest vocals by former Barenaked Ladies front man Steven Page, and Drive-By Truckers member, Jay Gonzalez.Three previous albums: “Freedom Wind” (2008), “Grand Hotel” (2012) and “Together” (2016) and of course their “self-titled” album (2020) which is being released around the same time as “To Sing And Be Born Again”Brainchild of Charleston, SC native Jason Brewer, the only constant “member” of The Explorers Club over the band’s lifespan, Brewer re-unites with Freedom Wind and Grand Hotel producer, Matt Goldman (Copeland, Underoath, Smalltown Poets, etc). New contributors to this set include Shane Tutmarc (Dolour, Sean Nelson,) Page and Gonzalez, as well as vocals from former Explorers Club member Wally Reddington and past contributor Brian Langan. 

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Brewer, Tutmarc, and Goldman recorded most of the album in Nashville, at Columbia’s legendary Studio A. Additional work was done at Gem City Studios on the…  more

Released June 12th, 2020

CATHOLICS – ” Guilt “

Posted: October 14, 2019 in CLASSIC ALBUMS
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Catholics is quirky hodgepodge of musicians each varying in their respective musical backgrounds. Directionally, the music tends to be slightly more loose than the principles behind the process. The bands inclusionary approach often includes various satellite members both on the road and in the studio. Guilt is a time capsule of the band’s first few years, consolidating the songs they’ve perfected through live shows but haven’t yet shared through recordings. Pieced together over the past 2 years, Guilt features a handful of heavy hitting instrumental tracks proceeded by a cover of “Asphalt” by their Virginia-based friends, Pygmy Lush.

All songs written and performed by Catholics, except Asphalt. Asphalt originally written and performed by Pygmy Lush. “Chicago On Meth: Scene Two” co-written by John Shafer.

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Catholics is Tyler Beall, Tallon Knight, Andy Krepelka, and Andrew Munz.

Drums on all songs performed by Price Smith. Additional guitar on Lowercase Agenda by Cameron Davidson. String arrangements on Chicago On Meth and Asphalt by James Anderson. Trumpet on Lowercase Agenda and Chicago On Meth by Patrick Marzett. Catholics releases debut Ep “Guilt” On Refresh Records

releases October 25th, 2019

SUSTO – ” Far Out Feeling “

Posted: January 11, 2017 in CLASSIC ALBUMS, MUSIC
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“I had a dream that we were doing hard drugs in a street alley” is a hell of a line to kick off a song, and seems emblematic of your typical rock and roll band. But Susto are far from the typical band. This Charleston five-piece covers vast sonic ground on their new album “& I’m Fine Today”, swaying between country-tinged rock “Cosmic Cowboy”, contemplative pop ballads “Mountain Top”, and any number of other genres that exist somewhere within the expansive fabric of Southern music. But the lead single “Hard Drugs” is perhaps most typical of their nakedly honest, narrative approach to songwriting, covering themes of heartbreak and loneliness with an added dose of creative flair.

“& I’m Fine Today” is our most earnest effort to create unique emotional soundscapes while speaking candidly and openly about the realities of existence,” We are a group of people, touring musicians, who feel privileged to do what we do and we have given all of our energy to create an album that captures both the pain and beauty of being human.”

It can seem like a pretty hopeless world out there sometimes, but this is the kind of music that just hits in the right way on those long, dark nights of the soul. Hell, it might even make you laugh when you’re done moppin’ up those tears. “& I’m Fine Today” is out January 13th via Missing Piece/Caroline.

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SHOVELS and ROPE – ” Lay Low “

Posted: December 12, 2014 in MUSIC
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Shovels & Rope are an American folk duo from Charleston, South Carolina composed of husband and wife Michael Trent and Cary Ann Hearst. Combining threads from their individual solo careers, Shovels & Rope blends traditional folk rock country and Americana .