The debut full-length from former Death From Above 1979 drummer/vocalist Sebastien Grainger, titled Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains, will be in stores October 21st. The Saddle Creek online store is now taking pre-orders. Pre-orders will ship 2 weeks early on October 7th. We're making the song "American Names" available for free and legal download. I've attached an MP3, or if you prefer, you can link to it on our website. The song is also available on the American Names digital EP.
MP3:
http://www.saddle-creek.com/sounds/S...canName s.mp3
TRACK LIST:
1 Love Can Be So Mean
2 Who Do We Care For?
3 By Cover of Night (Fire Fight)
4 I’m All Rage (Live ‘05)
5 I Hate My Friends
6 (Are There) Ways to Come Home?
7 Niagara
8 (I Am Like A) River
9 Love Is Not a Contest
10 American Names
11 Meet New Friends
12 Renegade Silence (feat. The Rhythm Method)
BIO:
Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains is a record that reflects the majesty its title suggests. Big chords, soaring choruses, and Sebastien’s voice paint the portrait of a man still climbing. While lyrically and musically, Grainger’s taken a sidestep away from the more aggressive approach of his past musical pursuits in favor of a more reflective and personal style, he still knows how to rock it when necessary. Pulling no punches, Sebastien’s crafted a muscular and smart rock record that will surprise people expecting him to relive his past.
Best known for his contributions as singer and drummer for Canadian dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979, whose decadently catchy anthems took the world by storm with the release of their breakthrough record You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine in 2004, Sebastien Grainger is soon to be even better known to the world as a singer and songwriter of sophis- ticated distinction via his new solo works. Fans of his prior music will likely be surprised by his new direction: delicately layered ruminations rich with energetic arrangements and deep melodic undercurrents. With his first full-length album Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains he further expands upon the well-received melodic endeavors of his digital EP American Names.
Grainger will modestly tell you “every song is a problem, or an equation that I have to resolve,” but it’s obvious that the results are richer and more soulful rather than calculated and math- ematical. Feeling like he is finally expressing himself on his own terms with the new record, Grainger is eager to hit the road once again and present these songs to the folks who’ve been curious about his next move after the dissolution of DFA 1979. Although he’s a self-described “domestic person,” Grainger’s penchant for singing loudly, playing as hard as possible, and getting sweaty is real–as real as people’s enthusiasm for him to keep doing so.
LINK TO PRE-ORDER:
Saddle Creek US Online Store: Sebastien Grainger - Sebastien Grainger & the Mountains CD ***PRE-ORDER***
OTHER LINKS:
Sebastien Grainger
MySpace.com - sebastien grainger & the mountains - CA - Healing & EasyListening - www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger
Saddle Creek Records
MP3:
http://www.saddle-creek.com/sounds/S...canName s.mp3
TRACK LIST:
1 Love Can Be So Mean
2 Who Do We Care For?
3 By Cover of Night (Fire Fight)
4 I’m All Rage (Live ‘05)
5 I Hate My Friends
6 (Are There) Ways to Come Home?
7 Niagara
8 (I Am Like A) River
9 Love Is Not a Contest
10 American Names
11 Meet New Friends
12 Renegade Silence (feat. The Rhythm Method)
BIO:
Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains is a record that reflects the majesty its title suggests. Big chords, soaring choruses, and Sebastien’s voice paint the portrait of a man still climbing. While lyrically and musically, Grainger’s taken a sidestep away from the more aggressive approach of his past musical pursuits in favor of a more reflective and personal style, he still knows how to rock it when necessary. Pulling no punches, Sebastien’s crafted a muscular and smart rock record that will surprise people expecting him to relive his past.
Best known for his contributions as singer and drummer for Canadian dance-punk duo Death From Above 1979, whose decadently catchy anthems took the world by storm with the release of their breakthrough record You’re a Woman, I’m a Machine in 2004, Sebastien Grainger is soon to be even better known to the world as a singer and songwriter of sophis- ticated distinction via his new solo works. Fans of his prior music will likely be surprised by his new direction: delicately layered ruminations rich with energetic arrangements and deep melodic undercurrents. With his first full-length album Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains he further expands upon the well-received melodic endeavors of his digital EP American Names.
Grainger will modestly tell you “every song is a problem, or an equation that I have to resolve,” but it’s obvious that the results are richer and more soulful rather than calculated and math- ematical. Feeling like he is finally expressing himself on his own terms with the new record, Grainger is eager to hit the road once again and present these songs to the folks who’ve been curious about his next move after the dissolution of DFA 1979. Although he’s a self-described “domestic person,” Grainger’s penchant for singing loudly, playing as hard as possible, and getting sweaty is real–as real as people’s enthusiasm for him to keep doing so.
LINK TO PRE-ORDER:
Saddle Creek US Online Store: Sebastien Grainger - Sebastien Grainger & the Mountains CD ***PRE-ORDER***
OTHER LINKS:
Sebastien Grainger
MySpace.com - sebastien grainger & the mountains - CA - Healing & EasyListening - www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger
Saddle Creek Records
