Johnny Clay
Pierre Kaiser
Ryan Johnston
Jake Rahner
Ehren Ebbage
Mattie Kaiser
Christi Clay
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The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry
The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry is the anticipated new release from The Dimes. Based on historic people, places and events of Early American History, in and around Boston, the record is a virtual Cliff Notes presented in a baroque pop ensemble. Click on the album cover above to explore the history behind the record.
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Click on the map to learn more about the stories and geographic locations of the songs found on The Dimes new record, The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry.
A Union soldier who lay dying on the battlefield calls out to his lover, a young Miss Clara Barton – pioneer, nurse, and founder of The American Red Cross. A fireman paints a vivid impression of The Great Boston Fire of 1872, before it “swallowed him whole.” Glowing four-part harmonies and an enchanting melody escort Mary Dyer to the gallows in 1660, retelling her tragic tale and saluting her courage and martyrdom. A brave abolitionist battles slavery with words, ink, and his printing press – taking shape as a radical newspaper known as “The Liberator.”
Playfully titled, “The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry,” it’s no exaggeration to say The Dimes’ new record is a musical Cliffs Notes for an early American History class. A sonic adventure with influences ranging from Simon and Garfunkel to The Beatles’ White Album, it’s the distinct lyrical musings that set it apart from other folk-pop albums this year. Singer-songwriter Johnny Clay delivers a dramatic history lesson with a baroque assortment of instruments, sixties pop harmonies, and delightfully simple arrangements as though he’s channeling the spirits of people, places and events from early day Boston, Massachusetts.
Again working with Engineer, Jeff Stuart Saltzman (Death Cab For Cutie, Menomena, Decemberists, Sleater-Kinney, Dolorean), the bandʼs sophomore release is a continuation of historic themes that began on The Silent Generation (2007) and again on their early 2009 release, the New England EP.
The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry is the Portland, Oregon-based band's second full-length release, due out December 1st, 2009.
Amidst all of the storytelling and folky, avant-garde arrangements, at its core the record maintains a pastoral, old-country meets sixties pop goodness that cannot be denied. The King Can Drink the Harbour Dry is the Portland, Oregon-based band’s second full-length release. Originally a four-piece, The Dimes have recently evolved to a seven-piece, adding a cello, pedal steel, and a revolving cast of artists and instruments, representing all the layers, pastoral elements, and lush harmonies found on the record.
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you're welcome! and thanks for the add! love "catch me jumping" - the rendition at the Widmer Oktoberfest was fantastic! your whole sound at that show was amazing! we'll be keeping our eyes on you guys!
Hey guys, have you heard of Austin Gibbs? He's a musican from Phoenix, AZ. He's looking to book a show up in Portland. I thought I'd see if you guys wanted to play a gig with him on the 16th of October. This is a little random since I'm just a fan of both you guys, but you should check him out, you'd both be great on the same stage, I might even fly up to see the show if you guys worked something out! Keep on rocking, love your music!
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