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Svetonio 
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 Topic: The Vandelays (U.S.) for Crossover ProgPosted: April 23 2014 at 06:41 |
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 The Vandelays are the band formed in Madison, Wisconsin, U.S. The Vandelays are: R.P. Henderson - Hammond, Rhodes, piano, vocals Ben Johnson - bass, bass synth, bass leads Mike Kratochwill - guitars Matt Krueger -drums    Released 11 April 2014   released 31 January 2004 All songs written and arranged by The Vandelays. Edited by Svetonio - April 23 2014 at 07:56 |
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yam yam
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Posted: April 23 2014 at 09:33 |
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Another very enjoyable album to listen to, but I couldn't find much of a web presence other than the fact that cdbaby are selling the physical version of the album, with this as the album notes:
"The Vandelays, of Madison, WI, are a rock/alt. country band. Blending traditional styles with modern arrangements and instrumentation, the Vandelays write from the heart, and truly put so much of themselves into their songs. Working long hours in the studio over the last year, they put together their first indie c.d., "A New Day". Tracks range from straight country to balls-out hard rock. Synths, organ, and Rhodes play a key role in our studio work, reaching back to the early tone qualities we all love. Moog, syn-clav, ARP, Odyssey. Monophonic, modulated synth layers underscore much of the "A New Day" material. Tight vocal harmonies bring out an old country and bluegrass feel that is consistent throughout the album (even on the heavier material). These songs were all originally written as bluegrass/old country tunes. Karol Niemann contributes her strong vocals on 3 tracks. Singing lead vocals on "Mend", she shows her abilities to belt out a rock song and also create an emotional edge that cuts. We'll be hearing much more of Karol on our forthcoming album, "Pluto". So, check us out, send us an email, and tell us what you think." No mention of prog there - and it will be interesting to see in what direction the new album 'Pluto' goes, if it ever sees the light of day (this current album apparently took 10 years to bring to fruition). The YS Records link given just yields this:  I'm not entirely sure what the connection with The Vandelays is...  Not to be confused with The Vandelays from the Maryland/Virginia area of the US - a rock covers band formed in 2010, with a much greater web presence (proper website, youtube vids, reverbnation, facebook etc): http://www.thevandelays.com/home. The Madison Vandelays are certainly very pleasant listening, but I'm not sure whether this is really PA material based on what is currently available, and known about them.
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Svetonio
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Posted: April 23 2014 at 10:44 |
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That link is taken from their Bandcamp page actually. I didn't pay enough attention, sorry. p.s. Btw, there is this link too: http://wavelengthpros.com/ Edited by Svetonio - April 23 2014 at 13:30 |
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Svetonio
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Posted: April 23 2014 at 11:11 |
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No, not directly..
And it was for their debut from 2004.A tag now is *progressive rock*.I mean, at their Bandcamp page. Edited by Svetonio - April 23 2014 at 12:05 |
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kev rowland
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Posted: February 02 2015 at 21:31 |
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I can't find much web presence outside of the Bandcamp page or CD Baby (not even Facebook) - the links to the YS Records site is as it was back in April, but Svet is right in saying that there is a physical product available, as well as the two albums on Bandcamp. There is a small review on CD Baby and the guys have tagged the album as progressive, so we'll add it to the Crossover charts. But, if it really is alt country then it isn't going to last very long...
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kev rowland
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