Electric Owl Band - Andy Herod's new project announced

May 20, 2008 - 11:27 AM

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ANDY HEROD’S (THE COMAS) ELECTRIC OWL BAND
PREPARES DEBUT RELEASE


(May 20, 2008) – Andy Herod is currently in the studio recording with his new project, Electric Owl Band. The as-yet-untitled album is due for release later this year on Vagrant.

The singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist is currently making Asheville, NC his home while recording at the famed Echo Mountain recording studio while The Comas remain on hiatus.

Herod is self-producing the album and joining him in the studio is The Comas’ Jason Caperton on guitar, Matt Gentling (Band of Horses, Archers of Loaf) on bass and Cully Symington (Gutter Twins) on drums. Also passing through the studio doors will be a slew of local musicians, some of whom were literally discovered performing on the streets of Asheville.

“We are getting up to things on this record that I might have been a little afraid to do in the past,” says Herod. “We are going completely over the top with a few ideas and it’s been unbelievably satisfying and fun. Hopefully that is what people will experience when they listen to the end result, too.”

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A Cursive Memory acoustic performance and interview

May 12, 2008 - 12:51 PM

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Indie Moms Sound Off!

May 8, 2008 - 3:10 PM

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Check out this great Mother's Day feature on eMusic!

From the site:
Most indie bands routinely name-check favorite artists and influential albums, but there's a whole group of people who often don't get the credit they deserve: the moms. They're the ones who hear all the demos, the revisions and the non-starters. They're the ones who attend underpopulated shows in questionable locations. And they're the ones who offer support and encouragement when that brass ring seems like a distant mirage. They even grin and bear it when their children choose scandalous band names (like, say, Holy Fuck).

This year, in honor of Mother's Day, eMusic decided to ask the moms of some of their favorite bands (including Beirut, Bon Iver, No Kids, and more) for their input: which of their kids' songs do they love best, and why? The results, as you'll see, are uniformly heartwarming, testaments to parental pride and to the unifying power of music.

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Matt Pryor to release his debut solo album

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MATT PRYOR TO RELEASE DEBUT SOLO ALBUM

Confidence Man due out July 29

(May 8, 2008) - Matt Pryor, the revered frontman for the Get Up Kids and the New Amsterdams, will be releasing his debut solo album, entitled Confidence Man, (Vagrant) July 29th. The 15-track disc was truly a solo effort - Pryor wrote, played, sang, recorded and produced the album from his home studio in Lawrence, Kansas.

Confidence Man is an intimate collection of folk-tinged acoustic songs that strip Pryor’s skillful songwriting down to its bare, emotive minimum. The storylines are less autobiographical and more observant, with a sophisticated twist (especially on the title track and “Loralai”).

“I’ve always wanted to do something that was quieter and acoustic and could be played by one person,” says Pryor. “I just want to have my little folk moment.”

“Loralai” can be heard now on MySpace. An August tour is in the works and likely will include daytime performances by The Terrible Twos - Pryor’s kids music band with their own new release to be announced shortly.


Confidence Man track listing:
1. Totally New Year
2. Loralai
3. Still There's A Light
4. When The World Stops Turning
5. I'm Sorry Stephan
6. We'll Be Fine
7. Confidence Man
8. I Wouldn't Change A Thing
9. Only
10. Dear Lover
11. Lover’s Who Have Lost Their Cause
12. Where Did I Go Wrong
13. On How Our Paths Differ
14. Who Do You Think You Are
15. It Ends Here

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