ARTIST: Sebastien Grainger
TITLE: Sebastien Grainger And The Mountains
LABEL: Saddle Creek
GENRE: Indie
BITRATE: 210kbps avg
PLAYTIME: 0h 44m total
RELEASE DATE: 2008-10-21
RIP DATE: 2008-10-18
Track List
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1. Love Can Be So Mean 3:26
2. Who Do We Care For? 2:27
3. By Cover Of Night (Fire Fight) 3:46
4. I'm All Rage (Live '05) 4:12
5. I Hate My Friends 4:31
6. (Are There) Ways To Come Home? 4:03
7. Niagara 1:27
8. (I Am Like A) River 4:29
9. Love Is Not A Contest 2:37
10. American Names 4:12
11. Meet New Friends 5:12
12. Renegade Silence 3:38
Release Notes:
Sebastien Grainger & The Mountains is a record that reflects the majesty its
title suggests. Big chords, soaring choruses, and Sebastien's voice paint the
portrait of a man still climbing. While lyrically and musically, Grainger's
taken a sidestep away from the more aggressive approach of his past musical
pursuits in favor of a more reflective and personal style, he still knows how to
rock it when necessary. Pulling no punches, Sebastien's crafted a muscular and
smart rock record that will surprise people expecting him to relive his past.
Best known for his contributions as singer and drummer for Canadian dance-punk
duo Death From Above 1979, whose decadently catchy anthems took the world by
storm with the release of their breakthrough record You're a Woman, I'm a
Machine in 2004, Sebastien Grainger is soon to be even better known to the world
as a singer and songwriter of sophisticated distinction via his new solo works.
Fans of his prior music will likely be surprised by his new direction:
delicately layered ruminations rich with energetic arrangements and deep melodic
undercurrents. With his first full-length album Sebastien Grainger & The
Mountains he further expands upon the well-received melodic endeavors of his
digital EP American Names.
Grainger will modestly tell you "every song is a problem, or an equation that I
have to resolve," but it's obvious that the results are richer and more soulful
rather than calculated and mathematical. Feeling like he is finally expressing
himself on his own terms with the new record, Grainger is eager to hit the road
once again and present these songs to the folks who've been curious about his
next move after the dissolution of DFA 1979. Although he's a self-described
"domestic person," Grainger's penchant for singing loudly, playing as hard as
possible, and getting sweaty is realùas real as people's enthusiasm for him to
keep doing so.