Tom Merrigan- Rhodes, Vocals~Andrew Pierce- Drums, Vocals
Influences
Beach Boys, Scott Joplin, Beatles, The Who, The White Stripes, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ben Folds Five, Kinks, DFA 1979, Jelly Roll Morton, carnival music, Brendan Benson, Kaiser Chiefs, Squirrel Nut Zippers, ragtime music, Rachmaninov, Tom Waits, Quasi, Meters, 60s garage bands, 60s soul...
The New Rags are the world's only Pop, Rock and Ragtime duo! Based in New York, their performances, complete with catchy pop songs, hooks, harmonies and instrumental interludes, show off their influences which range from Scott Joplin to Ben Folds, from Brian Wilson to garage bands of the 1960s. Their debut album "Gotta Get Out Of Here", the follow up to the "Take Jennie To Brooklyn" EP (available now), will be available at the beginning of 2009.
"The music could have been made any time in the last 40 years, from the sound of it, with a likely date closer to 1965 than 2005. But the excitement never lets up, and the listener never wants it to stop"
-Allmusic.com
"a bracing blend of Ben Folds, Mark Mothersbaugh, John Lennon and Ray Davies, all banging away on a carnival midway to provide the soundtrack to a clearly uninspected and obviously dangerous carousel"
-Amplifier.com
Thanks for adding me as a friend The New Rags! I really hope that you enjoy my music! If you have the time please, checkout my mailing list so that we can keep in touch. I am also planning to include some free gifts, as well ;-)
I was searching for Russian Marching music on iTunes as an inspiration for what I should use for my next short film and that's how I stumbled upon your song "Russian March", ironically. Needless to say, I enjoyed it so thoroughly that I had to scope you guys out (hurrah) =D
Well well well! Looks like I'm the very first one to listen to your new songs, guys! And may I say that they're remarkable! I'm particularily fond of "On a Leash". Keep it up! Greetings from Canada
