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Earl Greyhound formed in 2002 with the collaboration of songwriters Matt Whyte and Kamara Thomas. Living and working in New York City, the pair began performing regularly as a duo. All along, they were crafting the sound and songs that would form the foundation for a colossal rock band influenced by the strident English three- and four-pieces of the 70’s, the dark pop and heavy grooves of the 90’s, and the transcendental, noisy acid sounds of modern rock.
The band’s first full-length album, Soft Targets, was recorded in Los Angeles and Brooklyn in 2005. However, they were loathe to release the album without a permanent drummer—tellingly, a constant snag since EG’s inception. Taking a leap of faith, Matt and Kamara vowed to play a gig every week until their dream drummer found them. One fateful evening, a gig at Brooklyn’s Southpaw brought them a friend in guitar player Kirk Douglass (of The Roots). Douglass became a fan and brought his friend and Gold Crowns bandmate Ricc Sheridan to gigs for the next few weeks. Ricc says, “I awoke from a dream one night, and knew that this was my band.” A rockneck-inducing jam confirmed that the band had found its holiest trinity. They hit the ground running with Big Ricc Sheridan on drums, and the world has been rocking their faces ever since!
Released in October 2006, Soft Targets earned loads of fans and critical acclaim from publications including The New Yorker, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Brooklyn Vegan and Pitchfork.
The band’s first full-length album, Soft Targets, was recorded in Los Angeles and Brooklyn in 2005. However, they were loathe to release the album without a permanent drummer—tellingly, a constant snag since EG’s inception. Taking a leap of faith, Matt and Kamara vowed to play a gig every week until their dream drummer found them. One fateful evening, a gig at Brooklyn’s Southpaw brought them a friend in guitar player Kirk Douglass (of The Roots). Douglass became a fan and brought his friend and Gold Crowns bandmate Ricc Sheridan to gigs for the next few weeks. Ricc says, “I awoke from a dream one night, and knew that this was my band.” A rockneck-inducing jam confirmed that the band had found its holiest trinity. They hit the ground running with Big Ricc Sheridan on drums, and the world has been rocking their faces ever since!
Released in October 2006, Soft Targets earned loads of fans and critical acclaim from publications including The New Yorker, SPIN, Rolling Stone, Brooklyn Vegan and Pitchfork.
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dearmau5 wrote:
<3
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zyclonben wrote:
way underrated
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kuba1808_1 wrote:
So, when in Poland? :)
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eardelia wrote:
the eyes of cassandra (part 2)! hypnotizing ~
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No3made wrote:
woow, as you all says, it's an awesome discovery!
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MNordskog wrote:
Bummed that I just found out about this band - pretty happy that I did though :o)
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svampmoln wrote:
Our group "Retro rock" focuses on rock bands today with their sound rooted in the 60's and 70's rock. Welcome! http://www.last.fm/group/retro+rock
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jordanobscura wrote:
Woahhhhh, can't believe I've never heard these guys before. Amazing.
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slave_guard wrote:
Suspicious Package is shockingly awesome. Shame I discovered this band so late.
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fischyou wrote:
fantastic, shotgun, love that sheit
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tim_eastwood wrote:
Please come back to hamburg! I'm an idiot and didn't see you at the reeperbahn festival.
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Cliff_Mustaine wrote:
Sad I've only just discovered these, awesome
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TapirsRD wrote:
how come that "The Eyes Of Cassandra (Part 1)" and "The Eyes Of Cassandra (Part 1)" are the songs from the Suspicious Package album with the least plays, however they are the most awesome ones by far? =\
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fizzmidget wrote:
Awesome band!! :D ... Put their song 'Shotgun' up on my blog http://deafambitions.blogspot.com/
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fischyou wrote:
yeah, great, wonderful, hamburg was so great.
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orionatdotcore wrote:
I just saw them in Dortmund. I totally dig their music, amazing sound, I look forward to see them again.
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abhishekpaul wrote:
What a find!!
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szymon_17 wrote:
holy shit!!!!!!! these guys are amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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hoermi21 wrote:
very sexy! great guys with a lot of soul and rock
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emile_zola wrote:
<3
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Shotgun
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The Eyes of Cassandra (acoustic)
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Holy Immortality Acoustic
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"S.O.S"
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News
New Music Releases; Bowery Ballroom THIS SATURDAY! WashDC
15 Nov 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/earlgreyhound
Hi everyone. Some tour dates around home coming up, and we
are excited. Only at these shows, we will have available limited
pressings of our new EP, "Ancient Futures" and the "Live at Calhoun
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2 Mar 2010 | from blog.myspace.com/earlgreyhound
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i_m_in_hiding tagged Earl Greyhound with ‘hard rock’. Friday evening
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- Earl Greyhound posted a news item ‘New Music Releases; Bowery Ballroom THIS SATURDAY! WashDC’. November 2011
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- Earl Greyhound posted a news item ‘We’ve Started Our Record!’. November 2011
- Earl Greyhound posted a news item ‘TONIGHT IN NYC - EG hits the stage at 7:30 SHARP!’. November 2011
- Earl Greyhound posted a news item ‘New Vlog from the studio!’. November 2011
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