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Released: Jan 1, 2006

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Trust
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Genre: Indie / Lounge / Pop
Location Los Angeles, California, US
Profile Views: 79042
Last Login: 7/18/2011
Member Since 9/27/2005
Website www.thenowpeople.com
Record Label Birdsong/Parasol Records
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..If you haven't already heard, there is a new sound emerging from Los Angeles. It is a sound that is itself indefinable and yet at the same time the very definition of all things relevant, of all things current, of all things ..now... And the world, it seems, is eager to listen...To everything there is a season, and the season of The Now People is upon us. The Now People is a vocal and instrumental quartet consisting of ..Steve Stanley.. (guitar, keyboards and leading vocals), ..Alan "Ruby" Rubens.. (keyboards, bass and vocals), ..Probyn Gregory.. (horns and other exotic instruments, ..also in the Brian Wilson band, Wondermints..) and ..Nelson Bragg.. (drums and percussion) ..also in the Brian Wilson band... Together, these four gentlemen are carving out a unique sound that has been described as "sonically balanced, totally integrated pop," marked by 60s-flavored melodic hooks and memorable choruses with a contemporary perspective. Although the band traces much of its influence to the late monophonic era, their captivating harmonies and inventive arrangements, punctuated by an expansive use of major-seventh chords and smooth, hook-laden lyrics are totally state of the art. Stanley, Rubens, Gregory and Bragg are too knowing, too modern, to give in to lame retreads of the past...So what does that leave you with? Four chaps with a penchant for stacking memories against melodies while never overstaying their welcome. Not a bad deal, if you think about it. But watch yourself. These guys would love nothing better than to insinuate themselves into your deepest romances and your worst heartaches. For in the final analysis, these are our most basic common links. Stand easy children, there is beauty to be found everyday, and now you have today's..... ..........
Members
..Steve Stanley....Guitar, Lead Vocals, Keyboards....Alan "Ruby" Rubens....Harpsichord, Keyboards,..Bkg Vocals, Bass....Nelson Bragg....Drums, Percussion, Bkg Vocals....Probyn Gregory....Horns, Banjo, Other exotic things....with:....Julia Wolff....Keyboards, Bkg Vocals....Carolyn Edwards....Keyboards, Bkg Vocals....Jorge Barba....Percussion, Bkg Vocals...... ..........
Influences
..The Now People dig:....Phil Spector..Curt Boettcher..Tandyn Almer..Gary Zekley.. Bergen White.. Roger Nichols and the..Small Circle of Friends.. Peppermint Trolley Co... The Beatles.. The Beach Boys.. The 5th Dimension.. Scott Walker.. Bobby Jameson.. Elvis Presley.. Emitt Rhodes.. Paul McCartney.. John Lennon..George Harrison..Ringo Starr..Pete Best..Brian Wilson..Burt Bacharach..The Byrds..The Monkees..Brill Building..Mann & Weil..Goffin & King..Barry & Greenwich..Price & Walsh..Harry Nilsson..The Family Tree..The Left Banke..Margo Guryan..Wondermints..REdivider..Burt Bacharach..The Forum..Nancy Priddy..Dana Gillespie..Rev-Ola Records..The Collage..Michael Z. Gordon..The Fun and Games..Chris Lucey..The Blades of Grass..Mark Eric Malmborg..Jimmy Webb..The Association..Lesley Gore..Carolyn Edwards..Spindle..late sixties/early seventies psychedelic soft pop..Gene Clark..The Free Design..Sandy Salisbury..Lee Mallory..The Cowsills..Crosby, Stills & Nash..Tandyn Almer..Tommy LiPuma..Nick De Caro..Curtis Mayfield..Glen Campbell..Randy Newman..Mort Garson..The Association..Al De Lory..Elliott Smith..Judee Sill..The Millennium..Jobim..The Ballroom..Jim Bell..Bobby Fuller Four..Beauchemins..Gene Pitney..Paul Williams..The Kinks..The Zombies..Eternity's Children..Sagittarius..Glenn Miller..Bob Dylan..Elton John..Tony Rugalo..Pete Rugalo..A&M Records..The Sandpipers..Claudine Longet..Brasil '66..Joy Division..The Carpenters..Mamas and the Papas..Robyn Hitchcock..Herb Alpert..Love..Van Dyke Parks..Simon and Garfunkel..Gary Usher..American Spring..Ruthann Friedman..Serge Gainsbourg..Carol Kaye..Hal Blaine..Mike Randle..Baby Lemonade..Francoise Hardy..The Who..Harpers Bizarre..Jan and Dean..Belle & Sebastian..The Ladybug Transistor..Dusty Springfield..Linus Of Hollywood..Beachwood Sparks..Teenage Fanclub..Kings Of Convenience..Super Furry Animals..Siesta Records..The Negro Problem..Majestic..The Four Freshmen..The Garden Club..Boyce & Hart..Brute Force..The Canterbury Music Festival..The Carnival..Bones Howe..Duncan Browne..XTC..The Oracle..Keith Colley..Liz Damon..The Deep Six..The Everpresent Fullness..The Feminine Complex..Thomas & Richard Frost..The Grass Roots..The Hard Times..David Hemmings ('Happens'-era)..Horses..Tony Rivers..Harmony Grass..The Jazz Butcher..Joe & Bing..Little Richard..Claudine Longet..The Love Generation..Frank Sinatra..REM..The Merry-Go-Round..The Moon..Fred Neil..Nino & April..October Country..Keane..Concretes..The Jesus & Mary Chain..Stone Roses..The Smiths..California Navels..The Cake..Bread..Taco..Grapefruit..Chamaeleon Church..Chuck & Mary Perrin..The Poor..Evie Sands..The Sunshine Company..The Third Rail..The Tokens..Triste Janero..Twin Engine..Mark Wirtz..A Teenage Opera..The Groop..Murray MacLeod..The Parade..The Rain Parade..Smokey Roberds..Eric Carmen..The Raspberries..The Raspberry Pirates..The Gordian Knot..Bob Crewe..The Glitterhouse..Laura Nyro..Del Shannon..KRLA..OLDIES AM 1260 (RIP)..Colours..The Strimbling Blimbles..and a few others..
Sounds Like
..The Now People dig:....Phil Spector..Curt Boettcher.. Gary Zekley.. Bergen White.. Roger Nichols & the..Small Circle of Friends.. Peppermint Trolley Co... The Beatles.. The Beach Boys.. The 5th Dimension.. Scott Walker.. Bobby Jameson.. Verrill Keene .. Bob Keane.. Elvis Presley.. Emitt Rhodes.. Paul McCartney.. John Lennon..George Harrison..Ringo Starr..Pete Best..Brian Wilson..Burt Bacharach..The Byrds..The Monkees..Brill Building..Mann and Weil..Goffin and King..Barry and Greenwich..Price and Walsh..Harry Nilsson..The Family Tree..The Left Banke..Margo Guryan..Wondermints..REdivider..Burt Bacharach..The Forum..Nancy Priddy..Dana Gillespie..Rev-Ola Records..The Collage..Michael Z. Gordon..The Fun and Games..Chris Lucey..The Blades of Grass..Mark Eric Malmborg..Jimmy Webb..The Association..Lesley Gore..Carolyn Edwards..Spindle..late sixties/early seventies psychedelic soft pop..Gene Clark..The Free Design..Sandy Salisbury..Lee Mallory..The Cowsills..Crosby, Stills and Nash..Tandyn Almer..Tommy LiPuma..Nick De Caro..Curtis Mayfield..Glen Campbell..Randy Newman..Mort Garson..The Association..Al De Lory..Elliott Smith..Judee Sill..The Millennium..Jobim..The Ballroom..Jim Bell..Bobby Fuller Four..Beauchemins..Gene Pitney..Paul Williams..The Kinks..The Zombies..Eternity's Children..Sagittarius..Glenn Miller..Bob Dylan..Elton John..Tony Rugalo..Pete Rugalo..A&M Records..The Sandpipers..Claudine Longet..Brasil '66..Joy Division..The Carpenters..Mamas & the Papas..Robyn Hitchcock..Herb Alpert..Love..Van Dyke Parks..Simon and Garfunkel..Gary Usher..American Spring..Ruthann Friedman..Serge Gainsbourg..Carol Kaye..Hal Blaine..Mike Randle..Baby Lemonade..Francoise Hardy..The Who..Harpers Bizarre..Jan and Dean..Belle & Sebastian..The Ladybug Transistor..Dusty Springfield..Linus Of Hollywood..Beachwood Sparks..Teenage Fanclub..Kings Of Convenience..Super Furry Animals..Siesta Records..The Negro Problem..Majestic..The Four Freshmen..The Garden Club..Boyce & Hart..Brute Force..The Canterbury Music Festival..The Carnival..Bones Howe..Duncan Browne..XTC..The Oracle..Keith Colley..Liz Damon..The Deep Six..The Everpresent Fullness..The Feminine Complex..Thomas and Richard Frost..The Grass Roots..The Hard Times..David Hemmings ('Happens'-era)..Horses..Tony Rivers..Harmony Grass..The Jazz Butcher..Joe & Bing..Little Richard..Claudine Longet..The Love Generation..Frank Sinatra..REM..The Merry-Go-Round..The Moon..Fred Neil..Nino & April..October Country..Keane..Concretes..The Jesus and Mary Chain..Stone Roses..The Smiths..California Navels..The Cake..Bread..Grapefruit..Chamaeleon Church..Chuck and Mary Perrin..The Poor..Evie Sands..The Sunshine Company..The Third Rail..The Tokens..Triste Janero..Twin Engine..Mark Wirtz..A Teenage Opera..The Groop..Murray MacLeod..The Parade..The Rain Parade..Smokey Roberds..Eric Carmen..The Raspberries..The Raspberry Pirates..The Gordian Knot..Bob Crewe..The Glitterhouse..Laura Nyro..Del Shannon..KRLA..OLDIES AM 1260 (RIP)..Colours..The Strimbling Blimbles..and a few others......... ..........

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