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Saturday, September 25, 2010

Run the Red Light

BIO: Run the Red Light

A group made up of brothers and childhood friends, Run The Red Light formed on the notion of pushing each other past their inhibitions. The result merges the intensity of heavy riff-rock with the sensibility of atmospheric brit-pop. The band's upcoming debut EP was recorded live off the floor at Supernatural Sound Studios near Portland, Oregon. Vocals and finishing touches were added in the band's studio space in Vancouver, Canada.

Before recording was complete, an early mix of Run The Red Light's track "In Too Far" won a Lennon Award for Rock song of the year in the international John Lennon Songwriting Contest. Following a a sold-out local CD release party at the legendary Richards On Richards in Vancouver and several regional tours, the group supported Stone Temple Pilots at Save on Foods Arena in Victoria, Canada at the end of 2009. The debut EP will be available worldwide on iTunes and a range of digital carriers in January 2010.

Contact:
band@runtheredlight.ca
TEL: 1-604-318-4674 or 1-778-834-5565

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Run the Red Light – Official Website
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Run the Red Light – eMusic
http://www.emusic.com/listen/#/artist/run-the-red-light/12585171/
Run the Red Light – Last FM
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Saturday, July 3, 2010

Some Velvet Morning

About: Some Velvet Morning

Some Velvet Morning, named after Nancy Sinatra's famous song with Lee Hazelwood, was formed by the Lambert brothers from North London, who are influenced as much by 80s synth-pop as the guitar melodies and counter-melodies of U2’s The Edge. “A lot of bands start out the art school way,” says Des, “with a certain purpose. We’re completely the opposite. We just started doing gigs, I could play guitar a bit, and that’s how we went on.” The arrival of Rob, a dexterous and versatile sticks man proved to be a decisive moment for SVM. “I’m influenced by the classic drummers,” explains the Flanagan from Lincoln. “Ringo Starr, Nick Mason and Mick Fleetwood... the great unsung heroes, so often underrated, but the parts they played on those records are unbelievably good.” According to Des, Rob learned to play drums from The Beatles’ Abbey Road and tom-tom laden tracks such as “Come Together” - “that album’s in his DNA.”

Success followed with their 2007 debut album, 'Silence Will Kill You', which comprised of some punchy, potent pop-rock, produced by Grammy Award winning Rik Simpson (who notably worked on Coldplay’s Viva La Vida album with Brian Eno) and Mike Pelanconi (Lily Allen, Graham Coxon). This album was nominated for XFM Album of the Year 2007, while a follow-up single, “How To Start A Revolution”, was featured in the international trailer to the Hollywood movie “Kick-Ass”, Matthew Vaughn’s blockbuster starring Nicolas Cage.

“The first album... was us finding our feet,” explains Des. “We didn’t totally know what we were doing, but one thing we always had were the songs. The question was how to dress them up - the production, the arrangement, the aesthetic of the band.” In 2010 they released a self-titled EP that featured an even more honed and streamlined version of their shimmering, soaring rock sound.

“We consolidated our sound on that EP,” agrees Des. “It was more concise.” Des also notes other influences on the band’s current material such as the “pre - Love Cats” version of The Cure, when Robert Smith et al were mired in the moody, dark rock of “Seventeen Seconds, Faith and Pornography”.

“We were inspired by their rhythmic and aesthetic shadow,” he says, adding that, instead of “chasing quantized perfection” in the studio, they tend to go for a sound that, while not technically immaculate, “really rocks”.

Adept in the studio, exciting live, now all SVM had to crack was how to sell their records. They’re approaching this in a novel way, with My Major Company, who operate via crowd funding, a new type of record label system, already successful in France, whereby fans are encouraged to invest in new artists, giving them a say in the future direction of the bands or singers. SVM needed £100,000 to make it work, and they amassed that sum in an astonishing two months.

Of course, none of this would work if their songs weren’t strong, and luckily Some Velvet Morning have those in spades. “Don’t Think,” from their new album “Allies,” is plangent and heartfelt, with echoes of Peter Hook’s trebly bass and U2’s ringing guitars. “Control” is all about control - controlled performances and controlled dynamics, as the players reach peak after peak. On “Resistance,” the guitar riff is instantly recognisable, one of those songs designed to rouse audiences at festivals, with Des’ declamatory tones never being swamped by clatter. Meanwhile, “The River” is the sort of quietly brooding, slow-building affair that gives rock ballads a good name.

You can imagine "Allies" lead single, “How To Start A Revolution,” filling the biggest of rock venues, with the band given plenty of space to roam. Here as elsewhere, the move from intro to verse to chorus is subtly explosive. The track featured in Irvine Welsh's 'Filth' in 2013 and will appear, with other SVM tracks, in 'The Smoke', starring Matt Di Angelo from BBC's 'Hustle', released on 20th Oct 2014. Meanwhile, SVM are in the studio working on a new album

CONTACT: http://www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk/contact.php

Some Velvet Morning LINKS:

Official Website

http://www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk/
ReverbNation
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Soundcloud
http://soundcloud.com/some-velvet-morning/
Last FM
http://www.last.fm/music/Some+Velvet+Morning
Facebook
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Some-Velvet-Morning/67514492989?ref=s
Twitter
http://twitter.com/svmofficial
VIDEO
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/user/SVMOfficial
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Official Store

http://www.somevelvetmorning.co.uk/store/

Bandcamp

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iTunes
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Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/Silence-Will-Kill-Velvet-Morning/dp/B000VDDBMA
eMusic
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Sunday, April 25, 2010

Telograph

About: Telograph

In a current music industry that is being more and more divided between “pop” and “indie” rock, TELOGRAPH arrives to bridge the gap. The self-proclaimed Cinematic Popsters have come a long way in the past few years. Now two EPs deep, they have created a soundtrack to their own world and a clear musical vision for the future.

TELOGRAPH’s second EP, Telograph EP, was released in January of 2008. The record was produced by Chris Keup and Stewart Myers (Jason Mraz, Rachel Yamagata, Lifehouse), and is best described by its use of driving guitars, powerful vocals, and atmospheric production. Influenced by 90’s British rock bands, as well as modern indie rockers, Telograph EP was well received by the media and was described as 'Impeccably arranged and confidently played,' by the Washington Post.

Since the release of the band’s first EP in January 2007, the band has gone on to tour and perform with national acts including Gomez, Longwave, O.A.R., Robbers on High Street, Augustana, and 1990s, at some of the largest venues on the east coast. In every city, TELOGRAPH continues to receive warm receptions, proving their ability to cross genre boundaries while enchanting listeners with their sound.

Never slowing down creatively, new material is already in the works, and the group plans to continue touring as hard as possible to get the word out. TELOGRAPH wants to be the biggest band in the world, and given the momentum thus far, they just might be in store for something big.

"...the kind of local band that's so great it should be famous, but isn't yet."
- Washington Post Express, October 2006

"This is a band to pay attention to and follow with rabid fascination."
- Smother Magazine, February 2007

"Grandiose, Brit-style pop rockers..."
-Washingtonian Magazine, March 2007

"Impeccably arranged and confidently played, Telograph's material balances grand gestures with propulsive energy and an astute sense of space: The music sounds big but never overstuffed."
- Washington Post, February 2007