ARTIST: Conner
TITLE: Hello Graphic Missile
LABEL: Sonic Boom Recordings
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 220kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 41m total
RELEASE DATE: 2006-06-06
RIP DATE: 2006-05-25
Track List
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1. Silent Film Score 2:31
2. Cold Feelings 4:17
3. Overflow 4:33
4. Floating On Error 3:34
5. Independent Women 4:12
6. For the Fourth Time 3:23
7. Enough for You and Me 3:19
8. Toluene 2:10
9. Up to You 2:41
10. I'm a Balloon 2:15
11. Window Shopping 3:17
12. Eyed Eyes Eye 2:06
13. She Tells No Lies 2:47
Release Notes:
http://www.connermusic.com/
http://www.sonicboomrecordings.com/
In today's musical cookie cutter world, Conner somehow pull off a sound that
feels both uniquely cutting edge and classically familiar. Their new album
"Hello Graphic Missile" combines 70's funk bass lines, hard-hitting disco/dance
drum riffs and complex rock guitar for a sound that hits the brain somewhere
between off-kilter art and on-the-pulse pop. Listen to it once, and its catchy
melodies and stick-in-your-head rhythms will suck you in. Listen to it again,
and you'll fall for its intricately placed parts and provocative lyrics.
Formed around the core of longtime friends and band mates James Duft and Phil
Bonahoom, Conner lost its original drummer to the Boston Conservatory of Music
and began experimenting with a few other musicians who just didn't quite gel.
Eventually, everything came together with the addition of Bryce Boley. Duft says
the decision to include Boley was based almost entirely on personality and a
similar music aesthetic, even before the drummer had demonstrated his
metronome-perfect pace. The final piece of the puzzle was the fateful meeting
with guitarist Tom Wagner. Wagner happened to run Underground Sounds Studio,
where the band recorded its first demo and, consequently, every recording since.
After spending so many hours knocking songs around in the studio together,
Wagner was a natural fit when the band wanted to include another guitarist.
Since Conner solidified its lineup, the band has not looked back. Releasing two
independent full-lengths CD's since 2003, playing live shows across the country
and gaining radio, internet and media attention, Conner has rarely seen a dull
moment. Neither have their fans. No matter how much you love Conner's newest
record, "Hello Graphic Missile" (Sonic Boom Recordings), the real experience
begins when you've seen the group's raucous, rambunctious and amazingly tight
live show. Between Duft's engaging vocals, Boley's quick feet and Wagner and
Bonahoom's absolutely explosive guitar and bass solos, fans will tell you that
their shows often escalate to a sweaty, wailing, electric mass that throws you
into Conner's tightly woven reality. But don't take their word for it; check out
Conner when they come through your town and see for yourself.
ner when they come through your town and see for yourself.