YGH Members past present, future:
Tom Curless- drums, guitars, bass, vocals.
Brian Leach- Bass, guitar, keys, vocals
Brian Krumm- Guitar
Ellis Clark- Vox, bass, keys, percussion
John Ross- vocals
Rachel Grekowicz- Flute
Aaron Haneline- guitar
Influences
Paul Weller, Bob Mould, The Replacements, The Verve, Fountains of Wayne, Elliott Smith, Teenage Fanclub, Yes, XTC, Genesis, The Who, The Police, Cheap Trick, Traffic, Small Faces, Badfinger, Beatles, Beach Boys, CSNY, The Posies, Michael Hedges, Flaming Lips, Joni Mitchell, Freedy Johnston, Soundtracks of our Lives, Bowie, Go Betweens, Wilco, Byrds, Jefferson Airplane, Guided by Voices, Pavement
Sounds Like
Teenage Fanclub, The Posies, The Shins, XTC, Bob Mould
Your Gracious Host releases Easy Red
It is here!!! As of July 2009 the second record from Your Gracious Host entitled Easy Red is now available for purchase and digital download on CD Baby.com! CD’s are only $8.00. This is the follow up to the critically acclaimed self titled double disc debut which was released in November of 2008.
This has been over a year in the making, and the results are in the musical pudding! This time around YGH has added a few new guests to the party, namely John Ross on vocals (Tom’s old Autoliner band mate) on Rescue Me and Blue Sky giving each a choral type backing ala the Association. A new friend Rachel Greckowicz adds some exquisite flute touches to several songs giving them a new flavor and texture (at times bringing Chris Wood of Traffic to mind…). Finally another new face Aaron Haneline ripped off a melodic guitar solo on Blue Sky that really fit the bill. Tom handled the rest of the music you hear, recorded in his home studio.
Why not go to CD Baby and buy a copy now and be the first on your block? Lyrics to several songs will be posted on this site soon, so stay tuned, also keep your eyes peeled for live appearances in the coming months.
Other news- Your Gracious Host on Not Lame! Our good friends at Not Lame.com (excellent purveyors of great pop music) have been kind enough to feature the debut on their website with a nice write up, check it out at www.notlame.com
A few reviews came in for the debut...............
"YGH has fashioned one of the most audacious tricks in the music industry book- the double-disc debut album- and has pulled it off...fans of Teenage Fanclub, The Shins, XTC and a host of similarly minded sounding bands will enjoy this generous offering. You'll want to RSVP to Your Gracious Host"
-Absolute Powerpop.com...................
"If you fetishize the pop (and I mean the power kind) you may not be able to handle the popgasm of auto-erotic asphyxiation level you will get from this masterpiece" - Rocktober magazine...............WOW! It is two discs but it is so enjoyable it doesn't feel like it- recommended for power pop fans!- Ray at Kool Kat records......Your Gracious Host was also listed as one of the best 125 pop albums of 2008 by David Bash, pop music guru and creator of the International Pop Overthrow.
Follow this link to view the info about this 41 track compilation CD that is stuffed full of almost every song we recorded from 1996 to 2003 or just click here if you already know you want it!
