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Grand Atlantic
Indie / Alternative / Rock

"This Is Grand Atlantic"

Brisbane, Queensland
Australia

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Last Login:  7/6/2008
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   Grand Atlantic: General Info
Member Since10/11/2004
Band Websitegrandatlantic.org
Band MembersPhil Usher - Guitars / Vocals
Morgan Hann - Guitars/Keys/Backing Vocals
Sean Bower - Bass / Backing Vocals
Scott Mullane - Drums and Percussion
Record LabelPopboomerang - www.popboomerang.com
Type of LabelIndie







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   About Grand Atlantic

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Wonderful Tragedy

Smoke and Mirrors

Every now and then, critics and music fans look nostalgically back and the ‘golden era’ of pop, somewhere around the mid-60’s to early 70’s, and sigh ‘why don’t they make those kind of records any more?’. Why indeed? Perhaps because in the rush to shove mass-produced filler down the kids’ throats via video and mobile phones, making quality music designed to last didn’t seem important. Grand Atlantic, however, have managed to do what seemed impossible – created a lush, melody-drenched set of songs that combine minor-key melancholy with killer pop choruses. By ignoring the rules, they have drawn elements from the past and made them seem new again. This is the album that the major-label show-ponies would have given their right arms to make. You see, you have to be outsiders to pull this off – the kids that sat in the bedroom obsessing over who played on the second Kinks album; the dreamers who analysed every lyric on ‘Pink Moon’; the Edie Sedgwick fans. The thinkers. The romantics.

It was the release of their debut EP ‘Smoke & Mirrors’, that saw Grand Atlantic soar into Australia’s national consciousness. Released in November ’06, ‘Smoke & Mirrors’ created a storm of approval locally and overseas. The ‘2006 Drum Media Writers Poll’ listed it as one of the top ten EPs Of The Year and the title track’s superb stop-motion video, which screened nationally via Rage and Channel V, gained the band high rotation at venues all across Australia, NZ and USA on the Nightlife rock channel.

“Bands can sometimes do the big guitar pop-rock thing and sometimes do the orchestral pop thing, but somehow Grand Atlantic can do them both equally well and resolve them into an enthralling package” The Courier Mail

2007 didn't prove any slower for Grand Atlantic and the praise continues. Throughout the year they toured the East Coast of Australia three times, and were handpicked to perform at the internationally renowned Adelaide Fuse Festival and BigSound conferences. In April they placed 3rd in the ‘Rock Category’ of the 2006 International Songwriting Competition (ISC) with their track Coolite, while Wonderful Tragedy also garnered an ISC Honourable Mention in the main ‘Performance’ category; both are tracks from the album. The lads shone above over 15,000 entrants from nearly 90 countries, which merely hints at the breadth found on ‘This Is Grand Atlantic’.

It’s there from the ambitious opening track, Prelude. Piano, gentle horns, impeccable strings, and Phil Usher’s vocals lull you into a kind of reverie – just enough to set you up for the 1-2 sucker-punch of Coolite and Smoke & Mirrors, which rocket from the speakers to grab you by the throat and demand you pay attention. You getting the picture yet? Chaos Theory unloads some good old-fashioned psychedelia in a haze of guitar feedback and opium-slow drums, building to the sweet release of the chorus – “it’s all coming together now”. Yes, indeed it is. Wonderful Tragedy is ambitious, bittersweet, resigned but never beaten – it’s as if the band is in on some secret that the rest of us are left to guess at. It’ll cut you to the bone. And there are still eight more tracks…

“Judging from this blinder of an album, Grand Atlantic have brought something classic yet refreshing to today's music scene and in the process have proven themselves to be really quite grand indeed” TSM Radio http://www.tsmradio.net (UK)

‘This Is Grand Atlantic’ was released in Australia in June 07 through Popboomerang/MGM and has been heralded as one of the year’s best pop/rock Australian releases. Conjuring up the wide-ranging sonic textures and songwriting smarts of the Beatles and the Beach Boys but wrapping it all in a beautifully-produced modern sound, this is one that any fan of intelligent, melodic pop rock will need to investigate... this is Grand Atlantic.

“Bottom line, this is an amazingly great album and deserves much acclaim. On my top ten for 2007, most definitely.” www.powerpopaholic.com (USA)

"Brace yourselves Brisbane, we potentially have new international rock stars on our hands." (Time Off – Dec 06)

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HOT LIQUID SEX





Jul 3 2008 4:14 AM

Hope all is well in the Atlantic. Lovin these new tunes :)

HLS xoxo
Little Vegas & The Fuzz Parade





Jul 2 2008 9:19 PM

Hey there, we're playing opening slot this Friday night for Even + The Spazzys, on around 8:30 at The Step Inn if you're keen! cheers, Sabrina
Monsterosa





Jul 2 2008 4:10 PM

Hey Hey from chilly Melbourne. Thanks for the add and hope to see you guys playing round the traps.

Cheers Jeremy
Lainey Queen of Hearts





Jul 2 2008 3:38 PM

Oh that is lovely. Thank you ever so much!

Hope that y'all are well.

Lainey
Jeffrey Dahmer





Jul 2 2008 6:06 AM

I dig it. Seriously. Get's me in the mood. I love brisbane. Yes. Love the pre-release.
Little Scout





Jul 1 2008 5:25 AM

oh my god...

that is the funniest thing ever!! ha! were there pillows and a blanket in the shed out the back when you were there?!

it's a sweet house huh! We did some mastering with matt gray and he mentioned you guys - sweet as songs dudes!

- mel
*Johnny Blunt*





Jun 30 2008 7:24 AM

Hello Grand Alantic,
The Grandest Band in the Land!.
I hope all is rocking in your world and i'm still ready for your next film clip, my fee is still the same Garlic bread and beer.
God Bless
Johnny.
Raven Jones





Jun 30 2008 2:40 AM

Lads, I know you have been awaiting my command to venture forth and smash our fleet of blackest night waywardly upon the sea....the time has come...lets take this land for our own...the hour of the Grand Ocean claiming this meekly furrowed continent! The launch of our locust bee swarm of terror has come to pass. Stroke your beards with us, raise your battle axe and may all perish here ye who stand in the way of our Armada for a river of Raven blood will flow across the scourge of this blackened earth!
Argus Street Team





Jun 26 2008 4:16 PM

Thanks for the add, from the Australian Argus Street Team!
MissAndretti





Jun 24 2008 8:41 PM

all is well, and your self's???
missAndretti
the motifs





Jun 24 2008 8:01 AM

thanks for coming to our show, it was nice to meet you!
Georgina





Jun 23 2008 1:59 PM

Thanks for your comment on my myspace page :-) All the very best as you keep making music in Brissy! Georgina
jude





Jun 23 2008 8:55 AM

hey guys
I supose I missed out on a great show! Love the new songs, and the
girls make the pics look great!
cheers Jude
ps. did the zoo have top shelf tequila?
Miranda Day (Where’s Rufus on 7/11)





Jun 23 2008 7:34 AM

Hey guys! Thanks and back at ya. :-) Keep rocking it Oz-style!

---Miranda
SNAPPY





Jun 23 2008 7:03 AM

and a big thanks right back to you. take care.
The Great Dividing Range





Jun 22 2008 5:48 PM

Cool. Hopefully catch up around the traps!!
the crayon fields





Jun 20 2008 11:43 PM

A pleasure! Hopefully see you there tomorrow.
Newport





Jun 20 2008 11:09 PM

hey hey

wicked set last night!!!! freakin awesome

laters

matt
hunz





Jun 20 2008 7:55 PM

So glad you guys played with me last night. Thank you and thank you again. You are such a great band .. Thanks!!

..::hunz..
Henry





Jun 19 2008 4:39 AM

hey guys, saw the video today

I loved it and am very proud to have even helped out just that one night.

It had such a warm, fun feeling and I think it really suits the song.

Basically I was smiling for the entire time it played.

on a related thought, in the video Phil reminded me a lot of this picture of the guy who is meant to be Kurt Cobain in last days
http://www.picturehouse.com/titles/images/last.jpg

purely on a visual level

Henry Stone
Caroline Perks





Jun 19 2008 1:03 AM

hey I didnt even tell you what I thought of your music, love it! great voice too, Freeway was my fav today,
xx
Caroline Perks





Jun 19 2008 12:55 AM

thanks sean, I'm having a good day now, would you believe it I had computer problems!
all is well now and I worked it out by myself...
have a great time yourself wont ya!
xx
the motifs





Jun 18 2008 8:38 PM

Hi Phil,
Thanks heaps!
Would be great to see you at the show. We're excited about playing in Brisbane for the first time ever!
I hope your show tomorrow night goes well too!
-Alexis
ShmERiiiNN_♥♥





Jun 17 2008 10:33 PM

Hahaha, Madd.
Lol, i will definately watch out for it ayy. :) woo woo!

lol, yeh ive checked out your songs, they're prettttttyyy awesome.

you guy are a good band, (Y)

Laters,, erin. :)
Adrian Whitehead





Jun 16 2008 1:02 AM

Hey mate, thanks for the kind words!
christopher john





Jun 15 2008 1:51 AM

Hey GA,

love the new tunes...keep them coming!

chris :)
hunz





Jun 14 2008 11:07 PM

Guys, lov'n the new tunes. Thank you again for doing the show. I can't wait!
Plutonic Love





Jun 14 2008 12:34 AM

coooooooooooooool!
Son Hawk





Jun 13 2008 5:43 AM

Nice toons toonsters!

SON HAWK
Melbourne, Australia.
Justin





Jun 13 2008 5:43 AM

liking the tunes guys
ShmERiiiNN_♥♥





Jun 13 2008 6:53 AM

Hey Guys,
How is everything going?
:)
Erin. :)
(from chandler. (Y) )
Off-The-Wall





Jun 12 2008 10:29 AM

Hola!
Thank you for your friendship!
I love your sound ;)
Keep on!
Soon.
Virtualdan





Jun 11 2008 8:16 PM

Hey Sean,

Watch this space... some more FAD action in the form of the Stockholm video will appear via the goodness of Youtube..

Yes..a long time between ales..First lager's on me at The Gin Club show..

Take care mate.
dan.
Cases.com.au





Jun 11 2008 7:46 PM

No worries guys, just hit me up when you're ready for some sweet cases...

Matt - Cases.com.au
ktkatiekatie





Jun 9 2008 11:47 PM

sooooo ... you guys got some katiekatiedotcom promo time ...... !
Mousewagon





Jun 9 2008 11:33 PM

Hi guys, I hope everything is going well!
Henry





Jun 7 2008 12:56 AM

hey thanks heaps!

i am really looking forward to varun and Michaels end product, I liked the fun, down to earth type feel that the rough cut with all the bon jovi inserts had.

and I saw a poster in the toilets at the zoo when I saw chk chk chk. I'm sure the poster was in other places too,

but now I have met Grand Atlantic I am keen to come support you guys and see what you get up to on stage.

henry the slater/clapper
Boys Dreams





Jun 2 2008 1:05 AM

Thank you...we try to dig on everyones interest's
or the sounds they enjoy,..We like what you had going on your page...and figured we would take the chance, you would like what we enjoy the most...and thats make music...but for the most part... now that we got that horrible and cheesy statement out of the way....this looks like another typical, but somewhat long band comment...
But heck at least its a comment... Right?
Virtualdan





May 30 2008 8:26 PM

Nice tour video guys...Wanna come do ours? ;-)

Looking forward to June 20.

d.
Bryan Estepa