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Bank to Keep (Swamp Mix)

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Released: Mar 5, 2012

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Bank to Keep (Swamp Mix)
4:20
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Sea of Trees
3:10
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Summertime
4:59
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Bird Flu
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Headin' West
1:52
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General Info

Genre: Experimental / Indie / Rock
Location Asheville, Un
Profile Views: 47075
Last Login: 12/6/2012
Member Since 10/27/2008
Website docaquatic.bandcamp.com
Type of Label Unsigned
Bio
For Booking, please contact: Jeff Hayes 910-303-5963 or DocAquaticBand@gmail.com Doc Aquatic is an Indie Rock quartet based in Asheville, NC. Their distinct sound comes from a tasteful blend of vintage rock'n'roll and new age indie-rock sensibilities. Angular and melodic guitar work combine with a steadily bouncing rhythm section to create a familiar but unconventional sound. Having their latest EP, 'Distance Means', being named one of the Best Releases of 2011 by Asheville's Mountain Xpress, they are currently writing and recording their first full-length from their home.
Members
J.C. Hayes: Guitar, Vocals; Adam Grogan: Guitar, Piano, Vocals; Zack Hayes: Drums; Charles Gately: Bass, Vocals;
Influences
Life, Tequila, The Ocean, Waves, Lab Coats, Heady Chicks, Righteous Bros, Brooks, The Sky (blue or grey), Earth, Wind, Water, Fire, Trees (big, tall, small and round), Platypuses, New Edition (or any pre-divorce Bobby Brown solo material), Freedom Fries, Migratory Patterns of Alaskan Elk, Canadian Bacon (the movie), Music, Colors (spectrum span), Hypothetical Situations, Andre the Giant, The Universe
Sounds Like
"There's something so buoyant and blithe about local indie/psychedelic band Doc Aquatic that it's pretty near impossible to watch them on stage and not smile.", "Doc Aquatic's sound, on the Grey Eagle stage, was the best this reviewer has heard to date — and that crisp, clarity made all the difference. The standard rock setup of Doc Aquatic can grow muddy when the band launches into its trademark, psychedelic-tinged instrumental breaks. It's that effect that gets labeled "jam." But on the Grey Eagle stage, with each instrument differentiated, Doc Aquatic's nuances come to light.", "High, shimmering guitar parts toe the line between structure and abandon, a kind of orchestrated psychedelia — which pretty much sums up the band's sound.", "The band's final number, "Summertime," is lush and aptly summery with a kick drum opening and washes of descending guitar scales....the music opened into something primordial and jangly, sprawling into to Steve Miller/"Wild Mountain Honey"-esque psychedelia as J.C. hit the verse....the song's tightly-coiled tension builds and crescendos swept over the audience in a perfectly-timed apex. The end of the set came all too soon." - Alli Marshall, Mountain Xpress, "The relatively new Boone band combines sonically adventurous indie sensibilities with a melodic classic rock background for a sound that sounds warm and familiar, yet fresh and new." "The band has been writing and recording, trying to find a balance between their love of classic rock and folk from the likes of Neil Young, Bob Dylan and The Beatles, and newer indie rock stylists like Wilco, Animal Collective and Dr. Dog." "From dreamy, ambient psychedelia to thoughtful indie rock infused with melodic and angular guitar work, Doc Aquatic is well on their way to distinguishing themselves from other High Country bands. " - David Brewer, High Country Press