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The Only Way
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The Only Way
Released: Apr 15, 2008
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General Info

  • Genre: Pop / Powerpop / Rock

    Location ATHENS, Georgia, US

    Profile Views: 113990

    Last Login: 1/8/2012

    Member Since 10/13/2005

    Website www.criticaldarlings.com

    Record Label SideBMusic

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    .............. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... ....Chris McKay & The Critical Darlings ..Hailing from South Carolina and choosing Athens as his home, nationally known photographer Chris McKay earned a couple of handfuls of ASCAP Music Awards for his solo work but had wanted to be back in a group since his days with Q-Sign, which was named “one of the best unsigned bands in America” by Musician Magazine... ..In 2004, McKay and his bass-playing high school friend Frank DeFreese formed The Critical Darlings. When word started to spread, the offers for shows came. “For the first year, we never booked gigs. We only accepted invitations,” McKay said. “I thought that was a great sign.”.. ..Eventually, the Darlings went into the studio to record C’mon, Accept Your Joy! Before the CD was finished, leaked tracks had garnered airplay in 3 states. Since the official release of Joy, the songs have been picked up by over 150 stations around the world (from Poland to New Zealand to London and back to the States)... ..In 2009, the Critical Darlings released their second album, Satisfactionista, with GRAMMY nominated producer David Barbe (R.E.M., Drive-By Truckers, Betty LaVette) behind the board. Of special interest is the collaboration with David Bowie’s inimitable pianist Mike Garson (Aladdin Sane, Diamond Dogs, Young Americans) who appears on the track “Something Unseen” (which also finds Drive-By Truckers’ Brad Morgan on drums). If that’s not enough, The Darlings are one of the first to employ Pete Townshend’s Lifehouse Method in “co-composing” several tracks with The WHO’s songwriter / guitarist via software that produces a unique song based .. input... ..It's no wonder that Lee Valentine Smith of Creative Loafing has named the Critical Darlings “a great little buzz-worthy band” and dubbed McKay “power pop potentate.”.. For more info, pics, video and way too much else, take a voyage to your local www.criticaldarlings.com . .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    Chris McKay (vocals, guitar, songs, keyboards), Frank DeFreese (bass) and Joshua Harrison (drums)

  • Influences

    The Beatles, The Who, Led Zeppelin, Stevie Wonder, Queen, Brian Wilson, Cheap Trick, Prince, Pink Floyd, Isley Brothers, David Bowie, The Cure, Duran Duran, Ty Tabor, Dug Pinnick, Jerry Gaskill, Jellyfish, Willie Nelson, Tom Petty, Jimi Hendrix, James Brown, The Sex Pistols, Johnny Cash, Mike Garson, The Moody Blues, Queen, James Brown, Drive-By Truckers, Electric Light Orchestra, Kiss, Big Star, Lindsey Buckingham, Todd Rundgren, Frank Zappa, The Rolling Stones, King Crimson, kd lang, Neil Young, Pop Music Radio from 1955 - 2005 and all of our friends that we've learned from.

  • Sounds Like

    Satisfaction and Joy.

Stream

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    Chris McKay And The Critical ... has a show on 12/17/2011 at 08:00 PM @ 40 Watt Club http://lnk.ms/XPlNB #concert

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    • Post a comment...
      • ANGELA AKA JOEY LUVS MI…

         THINKING OF YOU CHRIS, HAVE A GREAT SHOW
        BEST,

                                        MICHAEL LLUSION
        .....................................................................>>> SHRED STEADY CHRIS !!
        .

        3 months ago

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