mark federighi, chad frakes,
jay santana,
ellen o'hayer
Influences
wilco, the beatles, low, neutral milk hotel, pj harvey, belle and sebastian, elliot smith, pedro the lion, smog, cowboy junkies, the velvet underground, tom waits, the arcade fire, sigur ros, the shins, modest mouse, billie holiday, magnetic fields, radiohead, grandaddy, pavement, built to spill, luna, red house painters, REM, sparklehorse, will oldham, nick drake, califone, miles davis, patsy cline, okkervil river, bob dylan, johnny cash, iron and wine, yo la tengo
Sounds Like
low, smog, pedro the lion, belle and sebastian, red house painters, magnetic fields, wilco
Chicago based gaberdine is a quiet indie rock band that colors melodic, bittersweet songs with lush textural sounds. The conception of mark federighi, gaberdine creates artful music with subtle hooks and intriguing instrumentation.
gaberdine’s first full-length album, thin wire transport, exemplifies the range of their sound. mark’s rich vocals anchor sounds of undulating guitars, flowing cello melodies, looming Fender Rhodes piano bass, bass guitar, and sparse to swelling percussion. These elements are made even richer with layers of toy piano, kazoo, harmonica, air organ, wine glasses, toy accordion, piano, glockenspiel, chimes, bowed cymbals, cornet, keyboards and other experimental sounds.
The use of these unusual, instruments, in juxtaposition with traditional instruments, often creates an ironic and dissonant beauty. While the songs could stand alone with just vocals and guitar, the layering of sound creates a greater depth to the material, rewarded by repeated listening. mark’s lyrics combine concrete and abstract imagery to convey poignant songs of cautious optimism, inter and intrapersonal struggle, and politics.
gaberdine has had the good fortune of supporting Red House Painters, Luna, Jeff Tweedy, The The, and many others.
Thanks for hooking up. Your music is depressing and uplifting at the same time, which is quite a neat trick. Best wishes for the future from some bloke in England.
just wanted to say thanks for the add. i heard of you guys from years back from some chatter on napster..ha napster. anyway i heard "fool to think" and well i'm hooked. glad to see your still together.
Hey! Sorry I didn't get back to you last weekend. Let's just say the weekend really didn't go as I planned...everything from Thrusday night until Monday morning is a blur! Hope things are going well.
