Grand Atlantic @ IndieJam.Org

Artist or Band Name

Grand Atlantic

City, State, and Country

Brisbane, QLD, Australia

About the band/artist

Grand Atlantic blast out a stunning mixture of melodic, hard-hitting rock, with powerpop sensibilities. This band is all about immediate hooks, modern production and a swaggering rhythm section. Their new album, titled ‘How We Survive’ was released in July 2009 by Laughing Outlaw Records in Australia. Tracks from ‘How We Survive’ have been featured on blogs and internet radio stations everywhere from Belgium to Russia, USA to Japan, with the album enjoying extensive airplay on Australian and US radio and ending up on a number of the year’s “best-of” lists…

“…This is the excellent album Oasis should have done after What’s the Story Morning Glory but didn’t…”(Lucid Culture, USA)

The band's sound relies equally on crunchy riffs and chiming, Byrds-esque guitars, welded seamlessly to robust pop songs with instantly-memorable choruses. Lyrically, the new album attempts to reconcile lead singer Phil Usher’s feelings on mortality and loss, as well as the challenges of living in this modern world. If that all sounds too serious, don’t be put off – these songs are testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and Usher delivers an uplifting set of pop gems that can stand proudly beside the best in the genre. Put simply, this is thrilling modern rock, performed to perfection and tailor-made for the revivalist and the seekers of the new alike.

Grand Atlantic have just returned from a barnstorming tour of Japan in support of the release of 'How We Survive' on Tsunami Music. March 2010 brought about a raid on the US and Canada based around invitations to showcase at SXSW and Canadian Music Week. This follows extensive touring of the album in Australia and a growing call from the US powerpop scene for the band to ‘come on over’. The release of ‘How We Survive’ in the US in March 2010 prompted radio play on over 40 radio stations, a glut of media attention and placed them on a bunch of SXSW ‘bands to watch’ short lists. The world is embracing Grand Atlantic... further tours to Japan and the USA in 2010 will continue the global assault.

Grand Atlantic make records the unfashionable way – carefully, thoughtfully, with no regard for fashion, demographics or marketing. They embrace real songwriting and playing despite the often one-dimensional kiddie-fodder that dominates the charts. Live, they’re an unstoppable hurricane of passion and intensity, a high-energy powerpop/rock tour-de-force. 2010 should be the year you discover Grand Atlantic, with ‘How We Survive’ on the radio and in good record stores near you…

Members and instruments played

Phil Usher - Vocals , Guitar, Stylish Suits
Mat Von Diehm - Drums, Beard Growing
Morgan Hann - Guitars, Backing Vocals, Vinyl Jackets
Sean Bower - Bass, Backing Vocals, Home Brew

Genre

Indie Rock

Label

Indie

Label/Company

Laughing Outlaw Records/Inertia
www.laughingoutlawrecords.com

Contact Details/Booking Information

sean@grandatlantic.org

Official Band/Artist website

http://www.grandatlantic.org

Myspace Profile

http://www.myspace.com/grandatlantic