Don Joslin: Guitar
Nate Munger: Bass, Vocals
Eric Salk: Guitar, Vocals
Dan Rodkewich: Drums
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RELEASES
NEW ALBUM OUT NOW
"EVERYDAY INCLUDING"
(CD/DIGITAL) 2008 TRICYCLE
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REVIEWS
"As emotional as it could get, “Everyday Including” is a transcendental album awash in guitar fuzzy logic and hugely catchy triumphs. Simply amazing and simply essential."
– Smother Magazine
"In the glut of generic formula in rock music, the Union Trade is a welcome relief."
– Just Press Play
"There are elements of shoe-gazing to go with the post-rock, but even this is done in as sonic, maverick style that reminds you of why you loved My Bloody Valentine, early Ride and Spacemen 3"
– The Beat Surrender
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"NOW THE SWELL EP"
(CD/DIGITAL) 2007 TRICYCLE
$5.50 + shipping
REVIEWS
"Guitars swim in the swelling mix, like The Edge playing next door, while lyrically things are kept sparse, leaving the sound, to very wisely, do all the talking. It's an atmosphere laden trip and one well worth making."
-RockFeedback.com
"Lofty, sweeping chords and the deliberate, steadfast pace of the Union Trade tell the tale of a band that eschews flair and fireworks for an intricate, drawn-out listening experience in the vein of Explosions in the Sky. Critics like to lash out against post-rock wanderers for their "long-winded" and "pretentious" takes on rock, but while San Francisco's Trade perform with no shortage of confidence, they guard against swimming into melodious abstraction on their tightly composed EP Now the Swell."
-The SF Bay Guardian
"Now The Swell is the perfect find for those of us who obsessively pore through music in search of aural enjoyments to add the soundtracks of our lives. Each subsequent track flutters between the tranquil and the turbulent, lingering on the side of quiet simplicity before suddenly surging into grandiose and delightfully cinematic orchestral sounds."
-The Owl Magazine
"While the Union Trade are playing for a niche audience, they certainly prove they've got some skills. Fans of groups like Mogwai and Explosions in the Sky should investigate."
"As emotional as it could get, “Everyday Including” is a transcendental album awash in guitar fuzzy logic and hugely catchy triumphs. Simply amazing and simply essential."
– Smother Magazine
"In the glut of generic formula in rock music, the Union Trade is a welcome relief."
– Just Press Play
"There are elements of shoe-gazing to go with the post-rock, but even this is done in as sonic, maverick style that reminds you of why you loved My Bloody Valentine, early Ride and Spacemen 3"
– The Beat Surrender
“The Union Trade’s controlled use of feedback, and an E-bow draped a hauntingly sustaining wail over the jagged vocals and pulsating rhythms set by the band’s aggressive drummer and bassist.”
– Performer Magazine (live review)
ABOUT THE UNION TRADE
Formed in San Francisco in the spring of 2006, The Union Trade consists of Don Joslin (guitar), Nate Munger (bass/vocals), Eric Salk (guitar /vocals), and Dan Rodkewich (drums).
In early 2007, The Union Trade's debut release, Now The Swell (Tricycle), offered the first concrete proof of the band's potential. What began as just a demo, evolved into a full scale EP that put the band on the radar in San Francisco's indie scene, and in the ears of national press. A snapshot of the band finding its sound, Now The Swell earned The Union Trade early accolades for its tight, emotional, and confident take on the post-rock genre.
The Union Trade's first full-length release, Everyday Including (Tricycle), is a carefully crafted, and ambitious album that captures the band's cinematic post-rock sound in grand, epic form as they bridge the gap between their instrumental-band inspirations, and a more vocals focused indie rock sound. This accomplished and cinematic album explores both sonic and human emotion as The Union Trade move in sweeping lines from dark and delicate beauty to soaring, triumphant peaks. Heavy, distorted guitars awash in delay are lifted by driving rhythms to create expansive melodies and lush textures anchored by the spare, evocative lyrics that narrate these songs with scenes of struggle and hope.
The Union Trade's new album "Everyday Including" OUT NOW on Tricycle Records. (CD/Digital)
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hi don, thanks for the message - really enjoyed your set at the carousel - disc sounds great - thanks for the copy. particularly enjoying "like minded" at the moment - take care, u.
Tom Ammaniano (state assemblyman from San Francisco) just introduced a
bill into the state assembly to tax and regulate marijuana as we do
alcohol -- i.e., it would be legalized, taxed, and regulated. Like
alcohol, sales would be limited to folks over 21, penalties would be in
place for dui, sale to minors, etc. in other words, it sounds like the
right approach. The bill's official number is AB390, and more info will probably be available soon at www. norml. org and www. mpp. org.
If you have a minute, call and/or email your state assembly person and
Senator to encourage them to support the bill. You can look up their
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http://www. legislature. ca. gov/port-zipsearch. html.
Feel free to pass this along. The bill is fighting an uphill battle
against a vast legacy of misguided and uninformed policy, and it will
only have a chance of passing if people speak up in favor.
This bill will provide California with one billion dollars of revenue each year (each ounce is taxed $50)
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