Sebastien Grainger signs to Saddle Creek!
American Names EP available now, debut full-length coming in October
Saddle Creek is thrilled to announce the signing of Sebastien Grainger and the immediate release of his digital EP, American Names! The EP is available today through iTunes and the Saddle Creek online store. American Names will arrive later this month through all other digital services.
The EP includes title track "American Names" and "Ways to Come Home" from the forthcoming debut album, along with exclusive songs "Map of the World" and "Epilogue".
Stream "American Names" here:
Sebastien Grainger - American Names
American Names EP tracklisting:
1. American Names
2. Ways to Come Home
3. Map of the World
4. Epilogue
BIO:
When Sebastien Grainger, former drummer/singer of Death from Above 1979, set out to make his first solo record he weighed his options--in one hand he held a guitar and a microphone and, in the other, he held everything else. For the last year, amidst sporadic emergences onstage, he's been in his studio working and reworking a set of songs some of which have become the EP American Names.
Songs that were originally written alone in the stillness of night became energized through touring as a four-piece band. Made livelier, these songs were brought back to the studio to be given Grainger's layered "wall of sound" production. The outcome is a new sound that followers of his previous musical endeavors may be surprised to hear--this is a clear melodic statement. And while his new songs may have an affinity for the balladry of days gone by, Grainger manages to remain contemporary.
While Grainger will modestly tell you "every song is a problem, or an equation that I have to resolve," it's obvious that the outcomes are richer and more soulful than mere resolvability. Feeling like he is finally expressing himself on these new recordings, Grainger is eager to return to the road and entwine himself in the cultural fabric. Although he's a self-described "domestic person," Grainger's penchant for singing loud, performing and getting sweaty is real--as real as people's enthusiasm for him to keep doing so.
And with his debut full-length Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains slated to drop in October, the world will undoubtedly be seeing a lot more of Sebastien Grainger. And with regards to the new full-length, he comments, "this record is an opening statement but in no way do I think it's a map of things to come... it's a 'jump off' ... hopefully a solid step back into the world." He's quick to add, "I still haven't written my 'Thunder Road'" and, like all craftsmen enamored with their craft, Sebastien Grainger wouldn't stop even if he did.
LINKS TO BUY:
Itunes:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...63822&s=143441
Saddle Creek online store:
Saddle Creek US Online Store: Sebastien Grainger - American Names EP (digital only)
OTHER LINKS:
SEBASTIEN GRAINGER & THE MOUNTAINS
MySpace.com - sebastien grainger & the mountains - CA - Healing & EasyListening - www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger
Saddle Creek Records
American Names EP available now, debut full-length coming in October
Saddle Creek is thrilled to announce the signing of Sebastien Grainger and the immediate release of his digital EP, American Names! The EP is available today through iTunes and the Saddle Creek online store. American Names will arrive later this month through all other digital services.
The EP includes title track "American Names" and "Ways to Come Home" from the forthcoming debut album, along with exclusive songs "Map of the World" and "Epilogue".
Stream "American Names" here:
Sebastien Grainger - American Names
American Names EP tracklisting:
1. American Names
2. Ways to Come Home
3. Map of the World
4. Epilogue
BIO:
When Sebastien Grainger, former drummer/singer of Death from Above 1979, set out to make his first solo record he weighed his options--in one hand he held a guitar and a microphone and, in the other, he held everything else. For the last year, amidst sporadic emergences onstage, he's been in his studio working and reworking a set of songs some of which have become the EP American Names.
Songs that were originally written alone in the stillness of night became energized through touring as a four-piece band. Made livelier, these songs were brought back to the studio to be given Grainger's layered "wall of sound" production. The outcome is a new sound that followers of his previous musical endeavors may be surprised to hear--this is a clear melodic statement. And while his new songs may have an affinity for the balladry of days gone by, Grainger manages to remain contemporary.
While Grainger will modestly tell you "every song is a problem, or an equation that I have to resolve," it's obvious that the outcomes are richer and more soulful than mere resolvability. Feeling like he is finally expressing himself on these new recordings, Grainger is eager to return to the road and entwine himself in the cultural fabric. Although he's a self-described "domestic person," Grainger's penchant for singing loud, performing and getting sweaty is real--as real as people's enthusiasm for him to keep doing so.
And with his debut full-length Sebastien Grainger and the Mountains slated to drop in October, the world will undoubtedly be seeing a lot more of Sebastien Grainger. And with regards to the new full-length, he comments, "this record is an opening statement but in no way do I think it's a map of things to come... it's a 'jump off' ... hopefully a solid step back into the world." He's quick to add, "I still haven't written my 'Thunder Road'" and, like all craftsmen enamored with their craft, Sebastien Grainger wouldn't stop even if he did.
LINKS TO BUY:
Itunes:
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/M...63822&s=143441
Saddle Creek online store:
Saddle Creek US Online Store: Sebastien Grainger - American Names EP (digital only)
OTHER LINKS:
SEBASTIEN GRAINGER & THE MOUNTAINS
MySpace.com - sebastien grainger & the mountains - CA - Healing & EasyListening - www.myspace.com/sebastiengrainger
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