Spare Some Change for Catholic Easter Colors

Just a little over a week ago Birmingham based Catholic Easter Colors' vehicle was broken into while on the road in Washington DC. Anyone who has been on tour before can tell you this is one of the worst things that can happen to a traveling musician. If you're looking to spread a little holiday cheer, I'm sure Catholic Easter Colors would be grateful if you purchased some of their music in order to help them recover.

NEW MUSIC From The Dearly Departed

Part of my pride as a Birmingham native stems from the lush output of fantastic locally based music. Friends and I have often joked that if Birmingham had a better geographic location so many of the bands here would blow up. That quip may hit closer to home than I’d like; but the truth is I see too many acts that don’t make it out of the deep-south before they dissolve.

Holiness Church of The Valley

Holiness Church of The Valley

Grandaddy Ghostlegs and Holiness Church of The Valley are two groups I would have loved to seen more out of. Despite both having logged some time on the road out of state neither got the recognition they deserved.

Interestingly, both bands released posthumous material this past week. Both offerings are fantastic, which makes it all the more somber that the music in focus is from defunct groups.

Holiness Church of The Valley’s Joy Relents, Reality Demands is a total ripper. These songs are stark and uncompromising. If dirges had blast beats, this is what it would sound like. Plastering vocals linger over dark melodies reminding you that pain is real and unavoidable.

On the flipside GGEP from Grandaddy Ghostlegs bring less bleak compositions to the table. While there are some bits of melancholy woven through Ghostlegs’ repertoire it almost seems playful at times. The music is dense, catchy and undeniable.  Thick-ass riffs give way to scorcher licks backed up by a water tight rhythm section. Listen to this shit and raise hell.

As much as we want to though, we can’t linger in the past. We must look to the future. Members of Holiness Church of The Valley and Grandaddy Ghostlegs are currently playing in Bulging, nnAnn, and Null. I wait eagerly to see what they ante up.

Grandaddy Ghostlegs

Grandaddy Ghostlegs

NEW SONG: Wray - "May 23rd"

You can now stream Wray's first single, May 23rd off of their forthcoming record Hypatia.

 

May 23rd is a premiere track from WRAY's sophomore album Hypatia! Hypatia is set to release January 15, 2016 via Communicating Vessels. For more information on WRAY visit: www.facebook.com/wraymusic Media Inquiries: US Publicity: Debbie Pressman - Girlie Action debbie@girlie.com UK Publicity: Sarah Lowe - Fifth Avenue PR fifthavenuepr@mac.com Label Inquiries: Bekah Fox - Communicating Vessels bekah@communicatingvessels.net (205) 482-2650