The We Ours is Kristofer Widholm Guitar, Vocals Jessica Hallman, Bass, Cello, Vocals Kristin Mueller, Drums, Guitar Julian Maile, Guitar, and in Europe sometimes Chris Wilson, Bass, and Kay Luebke, Drums.
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Roxy Music, Radiohead, Elliott Smith, Belle & Sebastian, The Kinks, Caribou, Feist, The Notwist, Portishead, Stereolab, Simon & Garfunkel, Thelonious Monk, Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Sly Stone, Robert Ashley, Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Leonard Cohen, Brian Eno, Sam Prekop, early 70s AM Radio, Bauhaus, Beatles, Bach, Kraftwerk
“Dark and scintillating and full of texture...Anton Sword is a storyteller with an artist's ear for music, constructing these vast musical landscapes against which his bard’s tales are told...The musicianship is outstanding. “ --wildysworld.blogspot.com
One day when he was a child in New York City Anton put his ear against a speaker in a dark apartment on the Upper West Side and went into a trance. He had a long dream. When he woke up twenty years later his heart was permanently broken, but in a good way. Trying to make a movie out of the turbulence in his mind, he found himself writing songs at the piano instead, blending Roxy Music's weird romance, John Lennon's plangent sincerity, Radiohead's art-prog, and Elliott Smith’s melancholy with jazzier and more indie-rock influences. Over the past two years the songs have been brought to full pop power by Sword’s amazing band The We Ours, which showcases thrilling drummer Kristin Mueller (of Lucinda Black Bear), and great group vocals by savory guitarist Kristofer Widholm (Morex Optimo), sweet guitarist Julian Maile (Spray Paint Star, Losers Lounge) and bassist/cellist Jessica Hallman. Other band members on tour and in recordings have included bassist Chris Wilson (Love Spit Love, Lloyd Cole), drummer Kay Luebke, and vocalists Joanna Choy (Tragedy), and Kerry Kennedy (Ghostwise).
Sometimes Anton takes himself a little too seriously, but his melodies are often beautiful, his lyrics often interesting, and his beats cool, so forgive him. Girls are usually more enamored of his tunes than boys, but the boys are slowly being won over.
www.antonsword.com
Anton Sword is on Facebook, and available on iTunes and Amazon
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"Should you have forgotten what a beautiful ballad is or what a finely crafted good pop song sounds like, Anton Sword has A Sentimental Education ready for you: 11 wonderfully produced songs of melancholy, love and the fleetingness of human existence...dark but tender."
--Roman Elsener, in The Roman Games Diary Blog
..Dear Anton, Your songs are an excellent start for another boring day in the office. Makes me feel good to relax in my chair, listen to your songs and enjoy the feeling that I even get paid for it, though my boss doesn't know ... I checked it out. Greetings from Düssldorf kappi
our new album, "best excuses", has been uploaded on www.yearlongday.com. thank you for patiently waiting to hear it, and stay tuned for the official cd release!
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