White Whale Records presents: 13 Songs of Whiskey and Light
Eamon McGrath never sleeps. He writes, tours, records, repeats: regardless of whether his usual band can join him or not. In Edmonton he plays with The Wild Dogs and The Whiskey Dogs behind him, but on the road sometimes showing up in a city means meeting the band that night.
Folk, soul and blues music is filtered through a thick, viscous layer of psychedelic punk rock and noisy rock and roll. His music’s been compared to that of both Neil Young and Black Flag; Tom Waits, Robert Johnson, Ryan Adams: a punk rock songwriter, with the smell of Saturday night on his wrists and an amp capable of shaking the rafters on the roof. Or, an acoustic guitar in his hands that’s only loud because the room is holding its breath.
In the world of Eamon McGrath, lost love bashes about with loud amplifiers and broken strings. Old friends disappear and reappear with the rage of a hardcore punk band. The blood on your fingers is a sign that you played your heart out for the beautiful girl with all her kings in the back row.
"The whiskey-soaked voice and gravelly delivery may well belie the age of 20-year old Eamon McGrath, a native of Edmonton, but the energy and passion in these 13 songs, culled from 18 home-recorded albums, is as honest as it gets."
- Geoffrey Brown, Hour.ca
"At the age of nineteen Eamon McGrath has manifested a vibrant creative momentum that makes the works of so many revered, twenty-something indie-pop try-hards pale in comparison."
- Justin Langille, CokeMachineGlow.com
"The kind of musician that embodies every aspect of the punk rock mentality without needing a mohawk to prove it."
- Francois Marchand, SEE Magazine
" Fuelled by the punk that rushes through his veins and the philosophical yet emotional sentiments of a man who's seen the bottom of his whiskey glass one too many times, McGrath traverses every genre. Blues, folk, punk rock, noise — 13 Songs Of Whiskey And Light has it all."
- Amanda Ash, Exclaim!
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EAMON MCGRATH WILD DOGS LP
1. Plant a Fire
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3. Wild Dogs
4. Pax Romana
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6. The Bridge
7. Wrapped in Books
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9. Badlands
10. 3 Days in the Valley
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12. Empty Bottle
13. Dead Beat
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Eamon McGrath Discography
Saint Sebastian (Cassettes Records, 2009) 13 Songs of Whiskey & Light (White Whale Records, 2009) CFRU EP (Cassettes Records, 2009) Brown Mountain Lights (Cassettes Records, 2009) Dead Empire EP (Cassettes Records, 2008) Hard Bodies (Cassettes Records, 2008) Used Guns (Cassettes Records, 2008) Cadillac Rosetown (Cassettes Records, 2008) Paradise Towers (Cassettes Records, 2008) Transgressive Age Vol. 2 w/ The Wild Dogs (Cassettes Records, 2008) "Ginghamland" (Cassettes Records, 2008) Pink Film (Cassettes Records, 2008) Wild Dogs (Champion City Records, 2008) Transgressive Age Vol. 1 w/The Wild Dogs (Destroy Records, 2008) I Have No Faith (Cassettes Records, 2007) New Tattoo (Cassettes Records, 2007) Demolition City (Cassettes Records, 2007) Victim of Time (Cassettes Records, 2007) Zebra (Cassettes Records, 2007) Available to download online. New Shit (Cassettes Records, 2006) Available to download online. 9 Home Demos (Cassettes Records, 2006) I Have No Brain But I'm Not Insane (Cassettes Records, 2006)
Eamon McGrath - Ecstasy Railings
Live on Breakfast TV
Mr.McGrath! This is a message coming from Z heart,I wanna deeply thank u for ur song Welcome 2 Z <3,I'm Bi-Polar & I was going through a "manic" episode,my friend gave me your CD,I tried 2 commit suicide during my episode,I was waiting for z pills 2 kick n,I put on ur CD & heard the 1st song,it touched me so much that I actually contacted my friend & 10 minutes later the cops & ambulance showed up,sending my <3 2 u from Montreal General Hospital,thank you...
I was floating around on cbc radio 3 and ran across some of your music, and I'm super hyped man. This shit's straight up my alley, love the softer sounds and deep lyrics. Keep it up boss!
Love what you're making and thnx so much for adding me. I've been here on myspace just a few days now and have just started to upload some of my own songs. Would much appreciate your comments if you can find the time. Meanwhile, keep making good good music!
