reverb, the 1950's, the 1960's, the 1980's, new york city, old time movies, catherine wheel, the smiths, california, canadian girls, corona, divine comedy, doves, great memories, house of love, heineken, jets to brazil, jameson, kim novak, life, love, new order, pictures of places, santo & johnny, spring, summer, starflyer 59, the beach, the beach boys, the beatles, the chills, the twilight zone, trash can sinatras, and a little help from our friends.
The Saturday Club recently remixed the song "You Drift Away" for Unfiltered Records band the Postmarks. The remix is available now as part of a digital EP on iTunes. The EP also includes tracks by Brookville, James Iha, and Tahiti 80 among others. Please take a few minutes to check it out.
The Saturday Club is the musical collaboration between Bruce Driscoll
(Astaire/Blondfire/Brookville/Ivy), and Aric Gillis (formerly the Christy/
Youth In Revolt). Together, the two young, accomplished songwriters
express their love for big guitars, driving beats, and catchy/simplistic
rock that is reminiscent of a 50's through 80's styled pop and rock,
with a modern and indie spin on the genres. Heavy on the reverb and
light on the overdrive, the sound is a simple, memorable, and refreshing
one, and the main motive is great songwriting that translates well to a live
experience.
The two have crafted a unique approach to songwritting in which each
song is recorded as it's written and before the song is even performed as a
whole. Every song is and reflects an inspired moment. They are, at their
core, only a 3 piece live band, (with a drummer), but their knack for melody
is huge and symphonic in nature.
As one-half of the indie-rock phenomenon Blondfire, Bruce
(Vocals/Guitars/Keys/Drums) has produced and co-written songs in Major
Motion Pictures and for TV (Monster-In-Law/Dawson's Creek). On the
side he has co-produced songs with Andy Chase (Ivy/Tahiti 80/Brookville) and
performed live on an international tour with Ivy, playing keys and guitar.
In mid-2005 Bruce, (and his band Blondfire), signed a publishing deal with Peer
Music.
Having a background in audio engineering and production, Aric
(Bass/Backup Vocals/Drums) has spent most of his time in recent years
behind the scenes working in the music industry, and has recorded
several projects for bands in and around the NYC area. Having grown up
in bands and around music he learned that motivation is the greatest asset
one can have in an indie band. That, and great songs. "Growing up on late
80's and early 90's pop punk, I learned the value of a great hook. You
couldn't hide behind washed-out guitar solos because there weren't any," Aric
explains.
The Saturday Club are in the studio putting the finishing touches on their
first album. Stay tuned.
