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To quote Sam Phillips “famous is fast/ you don’t have to be talented or do good work or be smart/ it’s perfect for me/ but every time I go after it/ my ideals run off with my heart”. That one statement sums up the attitude of the four piece rock band based in Mobile, AL called Hamelin.
The band calls the 2004 release of their alternative rock album Paintings on the Wall their beginning. Influenced by acts including Counting Crows, Pearl Jam, and Coldplay the band wrote and arranged ten songs for the first record. The album was recorded by Brian Graves in Mobile within a span of five weeks. The lineup was a traditional rock lineup. Jonathan Brown played drums, Adam Lynn worked base, Garrett Thornton added guitars, and Newell rounded out the group. With album in hand Hamelin entered two local talent competitions and was pleased to be selected winners in both. They also moved on to be one of ten finalists in a regional contest for a record contract with Imprint Records. The bands first single “Whispers” spent several months in rotation on a local radio station (WABB 97FM) and was selected to be on the Atlantis Music Conference compilation album. Due to the airplay and an increasingly impressive live show the band developed a strong and loyal local fan base. To date, Hamelin has sold over 1600 copies of Paintings on the Wall, most of which being from their trailer after live shows. While the band did enjoy some success with Paintings all four members agree the best rewards from the album may be the musical lessons it brought them. Paintings on the Wall taught Hamelin how to be a band, and how to create and sell music.
After beginning to try out a few new songs at live shows the band decided it was time to become serious about a new album. They brought new influences such as Bob Dylan and Ryan Adams and the Cardinals as well as the lessons from Paintings to the studio this time. After over a year in the studio Hamelin is set to release What You Make of it. An album which the band feels represents the growth of the band and the grasp the band has found on its own identity. Featuring stylistic influences such as folk, country, and blues while maintaining pop melodic sensibilities Hamelin considers What You Make of it, if nothing else, an honest album. The Band plans to tour regionally to support the album in 2009.
It is the belief of the band that in this world where record sales are down and image is everything, maybe what we need is an indie band who works harder on creating music than it does on creating buzz.
We're really looking forward to having y'all back to Pirates Cove. It's a great place to hear you and enjoy the night.. Lets folks know they are welcome to camp on the beach or under the trees. The Cove opens at 8am for breakfast, coffee and Bloody Mary's..;o)
Hate the Double Branch show did not work out there were several people in Troy looking forward to seeing Hamelin. I guess I will just have to catch up with y'all next time!
We sure enjoyed you guys this past weekend..Been playing your music in the bar off and on all week with many folks asking, "Who'd THAT!!" Stay safe guys and many thanks for the music!!
Any chance that the 92 ZEW Bluegill performances will be available for download?? I loved the show in person, wouldn't mind having a "keepsake"! :)
On a different note, that was my first time to get to hear "New York" beginning to end! And bought the "What You Make of It" cd at that show to replace my messed up iTunes one so I can hear it more often in it's entirety! Lol!
what trailer? you mean like in video? if so then no, and I would like to. But the one of you that lives at the end of my street has a nice house that my friend used to live in. It's white.
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