American Princes

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American Princes are an edgy but tuneful indie rock quintet whose angular guitar lines and anxiety-inflected vocals blend with hooky melodies and solid rhythms. American Princes are also a rare example of a band that moved away from the big city in pursuit of success; vocalist and rhythm guitarist David Slade, drummer Matt Quinn, and bassist John Beachford began working together while they were living in New York City, but the pressure and expense of life there made it hard to focus on their music. In early 2003, they pulled up stakes and hit the road for Little...[more]

 

 

Less and Less, American Princes' sophomore release, documents a marked period of artistic growth for a band still pushing the limits. While still high on earnest, full-tilt indie rock, producer Alan Weatherhead (Sparklehorse, The Comas) has dispensed with their earlier, raw sound in favor of more-nuanced, pop-influenced territory. A 2005 tour with Lucero helped raise awareness of the Little Rock, AR band leading Popmatters to comment, "It's refreshing to hear an indie rock band that is more 'indie RO   [ read more ]

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Less and Less, American Princes' sophomore release, documents a marked period of artistic growth for a band still pushing the limits. While still high on earnest, full-tilt indie rock, producer Alan Weatherhead (Sparklehorse, The Comas) has dispensed with their earlier, raw sound in favor of more-nuanced, pop-influenced territory. A 2005 tour with Lucero helped raise awareness of the Little Rock, AR band leading Popmatters to comment, "It's refreshing to hear an indie rock band that is more 'indie RO   [ read more ]

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Yep Roc Records is proud to introduce the next household name in indie rock ? American Princes. Little Spaces, their debut full-length delivers a bevy of terse, powerful, loud-as-hell rock n' roll straight from Arkansas to your soon-to-be-shaken musical world. The rotating lead vocals of guitarists Collins Kilgore and David Slade and bassist John Beachboard create a push and pull of remarkably powerful shifts of mood while drummer Matt Quin mans the throttle. The Nashville Scene calls them "Shaggy mo   [ read more ]

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Yep Roc Records is proud to introduce the next household name in indie rock ? American Princes. Little Spaces, their debut full-length delivers a bevy of terse, powerful, loud-as-hell rock n' roll straight from Arkansas to your soon-to-be-shaken musical world. The rotating lead vocals of guitarists Collins Kilgore and David Slade and bassist John Beachboard create a push and pull of remarkably powerful shifts of mood while drummer Matt Quin mans the throttle. The Nashville Scene calls them "Shaggy mo   [ read more ]

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American Princes, the Little Rock, Ark. outfit that turned heads with the Pixiefied power-pop album Less and Less has just completed follow-up Other People. The group, now a five piece with the addition of keyboardist/guitarist Will Boyd, recorded at New York City studio The Fireplace with Chuck Brody, who's worked on records by the Wu-Tang Clan and Peter Bjorn and John. 'A few friends have said it's our '80s record, but it's probably more Tears for Fears or Tom Petty than New Order,' says sin   [ read more ]

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American Princes, the Little Rock, Ark. outfit that turned heads with the Pixiefied power-pop album Less and Less has just completed follow-up Other People. The group, now a five piece with the addition of keyboardist/guitarist Will Boyd, recorded at New York City studio The Fireplace with Chuck Brody, who's worked on records by the Wu-Tang Clan and Peter Bjorn and John. "A few friends have said it's our '80s record, but it's probably more Tears for Fears or Tom Petty than New Order," says sin   [ read more ]

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