Chris McCann- Guitar, Vocals.
Jon McCann- Vocals, Guitar.
Brad Pallister- Drums, vocals.
Al Kelso- Bass
Influences
The Byrds, Hawkwind, Spacemen 3, Can, Pink Floyd, Jesus and Mary Chain, The Rolling Stones, The Small Faces, Rod Stewart, The Pretty Things, Spirtualized, Stray, the Clash, Johnny Cash, The Outsiders, Robert Pollard (Guided By Voices),Tom Petty (& the Heartbreakers), Link Wray, The Stooges, The Who, The Kinks, The 13th Floor Elevators, Neil Young, Jimi Hendrix, Swervedriver, The Beatles.... and countless others.
Torontos Nassau make their auspicious Outside Music debut with Machines To Paradise, an album that stomps and swaggers, while allowing the melodies to shine and slither. Machines To Paradise is just as psychedelic as their debut, A Fire In The Ashes, although the bands earlier sound has grown and become more concise and confident.
Sounding as good blaring from speakers as it does seeping into your brain through headphones, Machines To Paradise is a fantastic record born from the mind of Jon McCann, who gained attention as the drummer for bands including Tangiers, American Flag and Guided By Voices. In Nassau, he hands the drum duties to Brad Pallister and takes on guitar and vocal duties. Chris McCann joins him on guitar, while Al Kelso handles bass.
Their combined forces produce music that fires the imagination, capturing sounds that are as eerie as they are beautiful. Nobodys throwback, Nassau isnt trying to emulate its heroes, but uses elements of the past to create timeless music.
The band recruited Kent, Ohio producer and musician Todd Tobias to mix Machines To Paradise. Tobias produced and mixed the last three Guided By Voices records (Half Smiles of the Decomposed, Earthquake Glue and Universal Truths and Cycles), as well as a bunch of GBV front man Robert Pollards other projects.
Track Listing:
Pounding in the Cave, Captain, Wolves Are Crying, Sleep, There are Birds, The Water Below, Desiree, Fairies, The Perfect Place, Epic Skeleton, The Innocence of Blonde.
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Hey! We're very excited to announce that we will be celebrating the launch of the 1st video and single from our upcoming album, The Character Assassination of Madilynn Easthope, with a party at The Blue Moon Pub (725 Queen St. E.) in Toronto on Friday, Oct. 2nd, 2009. We will be performing songs from the new record and screening the video for the audience that night.
Please join us in celebrating and be the first to see and hear the new Blue Sky Down material.
We finally have the songs we promised you ready to go.
We will be uploading 1 song from our upcoming album,
The Character Assassination of Madilynn Easthope,
every Friday for the next four weeks
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Mark these dates in your calendar!
1. ) Friday April 3rd - For Esme With Love And Squalor
2. ) Friday April 10th - A Sweet Revenge
3. ) Friday April 17th - Things We Know About Happiness
4. ) Friday April 24th - I Want This To Be Over
The album is due out this summer.
We hope you enjoy the new songs. We are very proud of them.
You have "currently been on hiatus" for a long time. It's time to step it up and get back in the game. Maybe this drawing I made just for you will be encouraging?
In case you feel like a night out for malty beverages and/or fruity umbrella drinks (to each their own)... and of course some Rock and Roll, we're playing the Mod Club on Saturday the 20th (Depending if you're in the GTA that night or not)
If you think you might be able to make it send me a message and I'll put you on the guest list. We've been told that it's unlimited, so send me any other names you might want on as well.
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