Josh Fitzwater | Vocals, Guitar & Piano
Jay Alton | Piano, Guitar, Bass & Percussion
Nate Slemmer | Guitar, Lap Steel, Bass & Beard
Sam Ballinger | Drums & Percussion
Influences
Bob Dylan
The Beatles
Wilco
Elliott Smith
Radiohead
Band of Horses
Wiskeytown
Jenny Lewis
Death Cab For Cutie
Kings of Leon
Brett Dennen
Regina Spektor
Damien Rice
Coldplay
David Gray
Badly Drawn Boy
Sigur Ros
The Strokes
Our influences change with the wind.
Sounds Like
Josh Fitzwater with a dash of sexy
debut solo album "The Story of We" out now and soon to be on i-tunes...
Josh Fitzwater and The Shambles are a band exploiting their misadventures, trials & tribulations, and painfully brilliant moments that are life. Hailing from Columbus, Ohio, Josh and The Shambles set out to tell a never-ending story through a head full of words and music. Josh's discerning memory that reminisces about love lost and found and capricious youth is always a few steps behind his journey. The band conveys their anecdotes by painting a scene filled with emotion, sincerity, and a modest portion of sarcasm.
Josh Fitzwater released his debut EP album titled “The Story of We” in March 2008 and he is playing gigs to promote his new tunes. Josh’s music has been described as "funky folk that resonates in your head and in your soul". Allow yourself to become part of their music that chronicles the everyday follies through life and an alacrity for all things that are beautiful.
For booking show requests you can get to them at jfatsmusic@gmail.com.
{Press & What-Not}
"Chock full of sweet little ditties, Discourse and Remorse could easily be filed with everything from older Wilco to Ryan Adams to the Dave Matthews Band. It is a little bit country and a little bit rock ’n’ roll, and the kind of tonic to a rough day that a lot of folks turn to music for in the first place."
{The Other Paper 09' | Columbus, Ohio}
"In the year since folk-rock singer-songwriter Josh Fitzwater and collaborator Jay Alton formed the Shambles..., the band has been evolving at a rapid pace, transforming from a loose circle of hired guns into an honest-to-God rock band. "Our Flaws" is the most direct summation of the themes surging through the rest of Discourse...If the album's final track sees Fitzwater's fascination with tragic flaws coming to fruition, it also finds the Shambles grasping a firmer hold on arrangement and dynamics, delivering the singer's tales in the richer, more elegant fashion hinted at by "Don't Go" and "Coincidence Lies."
{Columbus Alive 09' | Columbus, Ohio}
"Josh Fitzwater and the Shambles album Discourse and Remorse is a blast of late 80's, early 90's influenced college rock that brings to mind bands like The Replacements...Listening to Discourse and Remorse is like being back on college radio in the early 90's; angsty, energetic, and moody in all the best ways. Discourse and Remorse is so far removed from today's scene that listening to it is like a breath of fresh air, especially, if you've been around the block a few times."
{The POP! Stereo | Ft. Lauderdale, Florida}
“The six songs on Fitzwater's debut EP, The Story of We, paint him as a poet, with simple but driving arrangements as a backdrop. Depending on the track, the disc calls to mind an urban Jack Johnson, a male KT Tunstall or a young Bob Dylan... A clever wordsmith, Fitzwater's lyrics are the EP's highlight, sung in a voice both characteristic and easy on the ear… Talk with him face-to-face, and you'll find the musician endlessly energetic, animated and self-deprecating. But he also hints at focused and introspective moments, and his music seems born largely from this opposite end of his personality… Notable tracks include the bluesy, foot-stomping "When I Was a Little Young" and "Open Your Eyes," a hopeful, epic call for social awareness.”
{Columbus Alive 08' | Columbus, Ohio}
“The Story of We is Fitzwater’s six-track debut album that combines the jazz atmosphere of a disappointing love lost with a languid country twang. As a whole, the album is reminiscent of artists such as Dave Matthews Band, Jack Johnson or G. Love and the Special Sauce…As a whole, this album flows together quite cohesively and makes for a solid debut album. Anyone looking for a new folk artist to check out should definitely listen to Josh Fitzwater…four out of five stars.”
{The Post 08' | Athens, Ohio}
...last on the stage was Josh Fitzwater and the Shambles. The set was alive and Josh’s personality came through, creating an entirely enjoyable experience. The addition of the full band increases the power of Josh’s songwriting and ups the ante in his ability to get the attention he deserves. Prior to putting together the Shambles, Josh was largely a one-man operation and, though he put together a more than apt EP “The Story of We” earlier this year, his upcoming album -- which will start being recorded sometime in October -- is bound to be more creatively three-dimensional and have a musical depth with the Shambles. Josh and his band play well together and it’s clear that this new direction for Josh is definitely one that won’t be regretted, neither by him nor the Columbus band-watching public.
{Dave Schaefer 09' | Life On The C-Bus}
Josh Fitzwater and The Shambles's Friend Space (Top 19)
we here at the lost revival are playing a show this tuesday night (9/29at skully's with jupiter one (currently on tour w/ regina spektor) and andy shaw band. good time guaranteed.
MISS MOLLY CD RELEASE PARTY!!!!! This Sunday July 26th @ the Thirsty Ear 1200 w. 3rd ave, Grandview, OH 5pm-11pm
An amazing night, you don't want to miss! The evening starts at 5 with
the accordian stylings of THE BOKI QUARTET, followed by the incredible
band MATT MUNHALL at 6pm. At 7 MISS MOLLY band, including a string
section (Chase Potter, Megan Palmer, Peter Case) as well as Elisa
Nicolas on keys, Ron Hope on Percussion. We will have a raffle,
merchandise tents, cupcakes and food!! all ages show, tell all of your friends!!!
the time has come, please help me get the word out
Tickets are on sale now for Matt Munhall Trio and Friends JULY 18th @ newly restored Lincoln Theatre in Columbus, Ohio. When
you come to the Lincoln Theatre, you’ll see Munhall at a Steinway grand
leading his trio, and an accomplished ensemble of musicians, including
a string quartet and horn section. They will be performing the entirety
of Three as well as selections from his two previous releases.
HEY !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HELLO FROM MADRID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS FOR THE ADD, WE APPRECIATE IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! WE HOPE YOU LIKE OUR MUSIC. CHEERS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
