Big Beat / Psychedelic / Southern Rock
ATLANTA, Georgia
Estados Unidos
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Jay O: " 60s psychedelic punk
rock n roll similar to the kinks,beachboys,13th floor elevators,los sacios and the animals"
Componentes:
Peter Furgiuele
Nicholas Furgiuele
Pete DeLorenzo
Matt McCalvin
Info recogida en ThreeImaginaryGirls:
After changing their name (from Au-Fir-Ju Well), Gringo Star decided to rework old songs and put them out on a six track, self-produced ep. Well-known about the Atlanta, Georgia scene, Gringo Star has recently focused its attention on the rest of the nation with a steady diet of touring.
I have to admit to being a little distracted by the pictures on their cd insert. These dudes are hot, in a kind of soft private school boy way. With moppy, unwashed hair and button up shirts they look like pin up boys from the late 60s. If I was twelve, I most likely would have blown up their pictures to post to my wall, an aid to fantasies of a world where boys are this pretty.
Influenced by the Kinks and the Animals, Gringo Star shows real rock promise with tight music and vocal variety. The jazzy piano on “No Man” is burlesque, fighting with vocals that follow the bass. Esmerelda is a delicious DeVotcka like ditty with a little surf style drums and guitars. The accordion has the most character here, and nicely compliments the lyrics about a beautifully devout woman. Wistfully, I can imagine that an entire album of Esmereldas would have gotten prize pole position on my ipod.
I look forward to a full length from Gringo Star, which provided they have someone else pick the ordering of songs, will be interesting and delightful. I would also love to see these guys on tour with someone like San Francisco’s Diego’s Umbrella. Not only would it be a night full of eye candy, but I think it would also be a lot of finger clacking and skirt twirling.
-Imaginary Kelly, September 11, 2007
Info actual recogida en Amazon.com:
Review
With their excellent debut album, All Y'all, this Atlanta garage-rock band validate the CMJ buzz. --Spin.com
Review
This Atlanta, Georgia foursome add layers of rural lilt to their Brit-ish pop, garagey grit to others, while sneaking out slight-psych guitar blasts and gang yalps when least expected. If not the wheel rebooted, their self-titled full-length on My Anxious Mouth is stunningly seasoned for a debut. --CMJ.com
Review
A tapestry of jangly guitar and multi-part vocal harmonies, and ranges from psychedelia to garage rock to surf pop. A bit off-kilter and more than a little charming, it's Atlanta pop at its best and communicates as well as any recording could what it's like to see the band live. No song better represents the band than the title track (and first single), 'All Y'all': It's anthemic, hook-filled and catchy as hell --Paste
Product Description
By condensing a palate of swirling and innovative guitar voyages and a sweat-soaked baroque punk ethos that loses itself in carpet-crawling majesty, Gringo Star has emerged as Atlanta s favorite rock and roll sons. Brothers Nick and Pete Furgiuele, along with Pete DeLorenzo and Matt McCalvin have continually built momentum, crisscrossing the country and honing their chops on rock and roll s frontline. Crafting an art-damaged and intense presence, the group s sound falls somewhere between The Animals, Motown and The Kinks. In person, the group s soft-spoken demeanor instills a sense of alluring mystery, but on stage, Gringo Star explode. Never ones to hang on to the same instruments for too long, each member of the group sprints and hurdles from station to station, swapping out guitar for bass for drums for voice, keyboard for accordion, kazoo for tambourine. As a result, the band s multifaceted musicianship culminates in dense and cerebral rock mantras that are hard-wired to the head and heart.
Discos:
-EP
-Debut "All Y'All" (January 2009)
1. All Yall 2:44 MP3 thx to Pitchforkmedia
2. Ask Me Why 3:19
3. Up and Down 2:38
4. Come On Now 3:11 MP3 thx to Spin.com
5. Transmission 3:46 MP3 thx to JP's blog
6. All Day Long 2:57
7. Holding On To Hate 3:40
8. Eve of Your Expression 3:13
9. March of the Gringo 4:30
10. Take A Walk 3:07
11. Don't Go 2:20
12. I Will Not Follow 3:16 MP3 thx to RCRD LBL
13. Rebel Kind (Hazel Wood) 2:39
14. Black Night 3:11
--link temporal--
Daytrotter Sessions
1. He's Got the Power
2. March of the Gringo
3. Up and Down
4. Work It
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