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Stand
Location: New York, NY
Genres: Alt. Rock, Contemporary/Soft Rock, Electronic / Electro-Pop, Experimental, Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Modern Rock, Rock
Contact Artist
About Stand
Bio:The four lads from STAND met and began playing together in southwest Dublin. After two discs on their indie label produced singles on Irish radio charts, the band took a trip to Austin's SXSW. They relocated to New York and spent the past few years playing on the limitless stages of the eastern U.S. where critics and college audiences alike took notice.
Their near constant touring has earned them a fiercely loyal fan-base, developed by penning consistently intelligent, distinctive songs, and delivering them through a captivating live show. After one appearance before a massive summer festival crowd, Buffalo News rock critic Jeff Miers declared them a "a gimmickless band, able to generate feverish excitement both on the stage and in the studio."
In early 2006, STAND stood still in Buffalo, New York. Stuck in a February blizzard after a sold out show, the band took refuge at Chameleon West, home to that town's beloved Goo Goo Dolls, and commenced the recording of their latest workbook, Travel Light. Started in a Buffalo blizzard and completed in the late summer sun of Lexington, Kentucky, this is their most exploratory work to date and the early reviews are in. After a break in the homeland, the band returns to New York and will pick up the Travel Light tour where it last left off. The band played to a sold out room at Joe's Pub both in May and in September and return to the States to do it all again in late February '08. Stay tuned.
Members
Carl Dowling - Drums/PercussionAlan Doyle - Voice/Guitar
Neil Eurelle - Voice/Bass
David Walsh - Guitar/Keyboards
Audio
Under Pressure
Low Culture
Carousel
Days Gone
Sometimes
Travel Light
Slave to the Weekend
To listen to Stand's audio, visit http://www.ourstage.com/epk/stand
Press
James Bartlett
"Imagine the writing of Neil Finn mixed with the wide-open spaces of Pink Floyd"
http://irishexaminerusa.com/
Jeff Miers
"This is a gimmickless band. Deeply melodic and able to generate feverish excitement both onstage and in the studio."
http://www.buffalonews.com
Olaf Tyaransen
"They're now coming on in lyrical leaps and musical bounds.....While there's much light to be found here, it's thankfully not the frothy kind. Stand may Travel Light, but they mostly fly first class."
http://www.hotpress.com
Editor's Pick
"It is as if this Dublin-based group could do no harm. Perfect in many, many ways..."
http://www.smother.net/
Frank De Blase
"The show you catch in a pub or club will be the same you catch in the arena. Trust me, that's where these Irishmen are headed."
http://www.rochestercitynewspaper.com/
Irish Voice
"A sonically dense record, it is a pitch perfect mélange of tight hooks, engaging studio textures and infectious percussion."
http://www.irishvoice.com/
New Yorker Magazine
"A determined rock ensemble bringing an energetic live show and an earnest, gritty aesthetic."
http://www.newyorker.com/
Bill Bragin-Director Joe's Pub at Lincoln Center
"It was their first time playing here and they sold out two nights weeks in advance. We sensed a phenomenal buzz ....a huge sense of momentum. We can tell when there's a band on the rise and it was clear to us that this band is definitely going somewhere.''
http://www.grahamecurtis.com/irishconnectionsmag/
NXNE CD Collection Review
Stand
Transmissions and Travel Light
Another uncomplicated Irish band that’s worth of a great deal of attention, Stand’s two latest albums (Travel Light is the newest) are tremendous examples of the fact that one doesn’t need gimmicks if you’ve got it where it counts. They’ve got harmony, they’ve got rhythm and they deliver from pretty much the first note. It’s soulful without being soul, it’s got western flavour without being country and it’s acoustic while doing better than just ambiance. The second album shows a band with more confidence as they mix-up their formula and play around with some electronic beats. Strangely it seems like Stand hasn’t given up anything and are rather just giving better. Two wonderful albums from one band with a lot of talent.
Transmissions and Travel Light
Another uncomplicated Irish band that’s worth of a great deal of attention, Stand’s two latest albums (Travel Light is the newest) are tremendous examples of the fact that one doesn’t need gimmicks if you’ve got it where it counts. They’ve got harmony, they’ve got rhythm and they deliver from pretty much the first note. It’s soulful without being soul, it’s got western flavour without being country and it’s acoustic while doing better than just ambiance. The second album shows a band with more confidence as they mix-up their formula and play around with some electronic beats. Strangely it seems like Stand hasn’t given up anything and are rather just giving better. Two wonderful albums from one band with a lot of talent.
http://www.lucidforge.com/index.php/Articles/The-NxNE-CD-Collection.html