Showing posts with label Dan Sartain. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dan Sartain. Show all posts

Friday, April 15, 2011

'Just Another Thing' isn't just another thing...

While The Grayces aren't well known here on the east coast, in the Music City, they're music news.  Since the release of their 7" EP last year, they've been playing all over Nashville and touring the Midwest including venues in Chicago. And all those shows have earned them some real street cred. This year they've been asked to play the "Nobody's Vault But Mine" Festival at Nashville's Mercy Lounge, May 28-30. The festival is a Third Man Records fan appreciation event and will also include music from big names like Dan Sartain, PUJOL, Dex Romweber Du0, and The Ettes.



This morning, April 14, The Grayces gave a teaser of what's to come for them besides their appearance at "Nobody's Vault But Mine."  They debuted their first official music video for their new single, "Just Another Thing." With their association with Third Man Records acts you might expect the raw garage rock sound which assaults your ears as soon as the video begins, but what you might not expect is the perfect convergence of influences that make The Grayces so unique. Like a journey back in time, 80s pop-punk, 70s art rock, and the sarcasm of 60s British punk blend together in a simple mixture of head-banging rock that's not nearly as simple as it seems. Lead singer Iz Stone's ability to go from Pat Benatar to Grace Slick to Joe Strummer and back again in under 3 minutes is astounding and might be exhausting if it weren't for the band's keen understanding of when to let loose and when to pull back.

Sound amazing? I think it is. Granted, this isn't for fans of moody alt rock, synthy dance music, or the folk-mania that's been sweeping indie music, but if you like rock'n'roll, give your ears a treat and check out the brand new music video for "Just Another Thing" below.

\"Just Another Thing\"

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Week of 8/9: Top Ten albums of Daytime Rock













































































ArtistAlbumLabel
#1MYSTERY JETSSerotoninRough Trade
#2JAILLThat's How We BurnSub Pop
#3WAVVESKing of the BeachFat Possum
#4MAPS AND ATLASESPerch PatchworkBarsuk
#5DAN SARTAINDan Sartain LivesOne Little Indian
#6LIGHTS ONHere Comes the Oceanself-released
#7STILL FLYIN'A Party in Motion [EP]Ernest Jenning
#8DARKER MY LOVEAlive as You AreDangerbird
#9ARCADE FIREThe SuburbsMerge
#10COTTON JONESTall Hours in the GlowstreamSuicide Squeeze

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

8/2 Top 10 albums WKNC's Daytime music













































































ArtistAlbumLabel
#1JAILLThat's How We BurnSub Pop
#2MAPS AND ATLASESPerch PatchworkBarsuk
#3WAVVESKind of the BeachFat Possum
#4LIGHTS ONHere Comes the Oceanself-released
#5DAN SARTAINDan Sartain LivesOne Little Indian
#6LONE WOLFThe Devel and IBella Union
#7BEST COASTCrazy for YouMexican Summer
#8BOOKSThe Way OutTemporary Residence
#9ARCADE FIREThe SuburbsMerge
#10MINIATURE TIGERSFortressModern Art

Tuesday, July 13, 2010

7/5 RPM albums for WKNC's Daytime music













































































ArtistAlbumLabel
#1TAME IMPALAInnerspeakerModular
#2GRAND LAKEBlood Sea DreamHippies Are Dead
#3MAPS & ATLASESPerch PatchworkBarsuk
#4CASIOKIDSTopp Semning Pa Lokal BarPolyvinyl
#5LIGHT POLLUTIONApparitionsCar Park
#6VILLAGERSBecoming a JackalDomino
#7PEGGY SUEFossils And Other PhantomsYep Roc
#8THE LOVE LANGUAGELibrariesMerge
#9LIGHTS ONHere Comes the Oceanself-released
#10DAN SARTAINDan Sartain LivesOne Little Indian