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| Popmatters |
 I didn’t see this coming. Sure, Earl Greyhound’s first album, Soft Targets, was excellent, bluesy hard rock. About six or seven songs had killer riffs, interesting melodies, or some other feature that revealed a band working on a higher plane than most. They were good and loud live, and had every indication of being a solid, dependable group that could put together a phenomenal best-of mix in a few years.Then they went and made Suspicious Package. If this isn’t on every best-of-2010 list, then there’s just no goddamn justice left. The level of variety and invention the band has teased out of the power trio format is scarcely believable. After an electric piano intro and Afro-Cuban percussion freakout, the band kicks into “The Eyes of Cassandra”. With its plainsong harmonies, keening guitar part, and mythological overtones, it sounds almost like a heavy metal version of some forgotten Richard and Linda Thompson song. Immediately afterward comes “Oye Vaya”, which sounds like Led Zeppelin covering Santana. This, predictably, is completely awesome. And that’s just the first three tracks....full text |
| Spinningplatters |
| Earl Greyhound’s previous album, Soft Targets, blasted out of the box with “S.O.S.,” a dynamic mission statement that attempted to explain, in five minutes, what Earl Greyhound was all about. While the album didn’t live up to the high standards set by this blistering track, descending into middling bluesy rock numbers by the end, the promise of that one song alone has kept me interested in the band, and earned them all sorts of lauds as the “next big thing.” Now, the band’s new album, Suspicious Package, has arrived, and it also starts with I assumed to be a clear mission statement. What’s the mission this time? This statement song is “The Eyes of Cassandra.” Technically in two parts, it starts with the soft sound of keys mixed with a little static and the cool quiet vocals of bassist Kamara Thomas come in. Next thing you know, there’s percussion, either samba or bossa nova (I never can tell the difference). When part two starts, a faintly psychedelic bass line kicks in, and finally the vocals start. The vocals sound like Heart covering Led Zeppelin III (very cool) and eventually the song begins to swell and swell, the lyrics turn into pained cries, the guitars start shaking, and the statement is made that this is going to be a different kind of album, full of keyboard flourishes, interesting harmonies, and slow builders. Again, I’m excited for what’s to come....full text |
| Pcm-music |
| EARL GREYHOUND is pleased to announce the release of Suspicious Package, a blistering rock inferno spun out of the Brooklyn trio’s inspired and innovative rock-n-roll imagination machine. Suspicious Package was recorded at Red Bull Studios in Santa Monica, under the nimble and keen producerly auspices of Dave Schiffman (Mars Volta, Red Hot Chili Peppers, System of a Down). Earl Greyhound formed in 2002 with the collaboration of songwriters Matt Whyte and Kamara Thomas, who began performing regularly as a duo in NYC. All the while, they were crafting the unique sound and songs that would form the foundation for a colossal rock band. Their influences swept from the strident English three-and four-pieces of the 70’s, to the dark pop and heavy grunge grooves of the 90’s, to the transcendental, noisy acid sounds of modern rock. In 2005, EG recorded their first album, Soft Targets, but they also hit their first snag when drummer Chris Bear left to pursue his fortunes with the band Grizzly Bear. Reluctant to release the album without a permanent drummer, Matt and Kamara vowed to play relentlessly until their dream drummer found them. Guitar player Kirk Douglass (The Roots) witnessed a show and brought his friend and Gold Crowns band mate Ricc Sheridan to the next few gigs. Ricc says, “I awoke from a dream one night, and I knew this was my band.” A few weeks later, a rockneck-inducing jam confirmed that the band had found its soul mate, and they hit the ground running. Soft Targets and EG’s wrecking ball of a live show earned them oodles of fans and critical acclaim from The New Yorker, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Brooklyn Vegan and Pitchfork, among others. The next three years were spent touring the US, Canada and Japan as well as opening for Gov’t Mule, Chris Cornell and Saul Williams....full text |
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