The new and improved Barons in the Attic are:
Aaron Wilson
Matt Hamilton
Dan Maddalone
Dylan DePice
Steve Stanley
We all play different instruments and sing. Come check out our live shows for details.
Influences
Chocolate cake, Shaffer, Ommegang, 9, Wheaties, Vogue Magazine, Vitamin Water, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Findley Cockrell, Pirates, Redheads, Anne Frank, Tupac, William Wordsworth Longfellow, Fred the Baker, Mr. Whipple, Duffman, Lederhosen, Steve Jobs, Fish Fry
We're Barons in the Attic and we like to rock. Greatest Hits Vol. II now available here through B3nson Records.
Check out this sweet review by Josh Potter of Albany's own Metroland
By now, the B3nson family’s reputation as a sort of musical circus is pretty well established around these parts, but until recently, one ring has dominated the show. As ringleaders Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned work toward national recognition, the fortunetellers, bearded ladies, and sword swallowers are getting their own share of the limelight. While labelmates Beware! The Other Head of Science blast a synth charge through the collective’s lo-fi envelope, Barons in the Attic stick to the uninhibited B3nson jangle on their self- produced debut: a record that captures the infectious living-room-guitar-party energy of their live shows. In no place is this better displayed than on “Talkin’ About Walkin’ Around,” an exuberant testament to and antidote for those “Albany blues” we all feel from time to time. The tracks can sound a bit haggard—evidence of the home recording—but, then, both the effect and its cause are kinda the point, and in no way limit the band’s sonic palette. “Charlie Jean” features a great dirging bridge of bells and accordion, and the woozy “Tango Song” takes its shape from both clanging and fuzzy guitars, trombone, xylophone, and vocalist Matt Hamilton’s searing harmonica. In the end, it’s the songwriting that stands out, as tempos leap and fall without forewarning, and tunes resolve in beer-swinging sing-along codas. It’s hard not to join in at the end of “Cemetery of Ex-Girlfriends” with the refrain “We’ll sing songs, love songs.” Just as it can be difficult to determine where in the B3nson collective one band ends and another begins, it’s hard as a listener not to feel like you also have a place in the mix. But then this, too, is kinda the point.
------ WCDB 90.9FM Presents- A FIVE DOLLAR WCDBonanza! Featuring...
BARONS IN THE ATTIC OAK & BONE MISTLETOE PRAYERS FOR ATHEISTS M. MOUNTAIN
Friday, November 20th UAlbany Chapel House 1400 Washington Ave • Albany, NY 12222 Show starts at 8:00 pm sharp / Price- $5 Brought to you by WCDB, 90.9FM- The Capital District’s Best!
