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Grand Atlantic
We Survive
Genres: Pop, Rock

Track Listings (11) - Disc #1
1. Coast Is Clear
2. Tripwires
3. She's A Dreamer
4. Freeway
5. How We Survive
6. Used To Be The Sensitive Type
7. Just Another Ghost Town
8. Hit N Run / So Cold
9. Holding Pattern
10. These Are The Times
11. Don't Say Goodnight

CD Details

All Artists: Grand Atlantic
Title: We Survive
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Laughing Outlaw Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2010
Re-Release Date: 4/20/2010
Genres: Pop, Rock
Style:
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 9326425678725

Synopsis

Product Description

Grand Atlantic is an unusual Australian band. Neither defiantly anti-commercial nor oriented toward the mainstream, they write and record detailed and idiosyncratic pop songs that ignore current fashion, yet have massive radio potential. They are the critics' favourites; enigmatic might be an understatement. Their debut album was well-received around the world; they regularly pull out stinging, exuberant live shows; and their new album might just be the finest guitar-pop record that you'll hear this year - crammed full of meticulously crafted radio-friendly songs that are testament to Grand Atlantic's songwriting skills. They make records the unfashionable way - carefully, thoughtfully, with no regard for fashion, demographics or transient trends. They're about integrity; they're about real songwriting and playing as an antidote to the one-dimensional kiddie-fodder that dominates the charts. With wall-shaking guitar riffs that give way to an addictive pop melody saturation, She's A Dreamer is a summery blast of a single, and it perfectly sums up the band's musical philosophy. Tripwires was recently selected for LA's Planetary Compilation, a college radio sampler of the best emerging music in Australia, resulting in extensive radio play in the US.

CD Reviews

Grand Atlantic are the new Oasis (when they were good!)

Cyclone | California, USA | 11/04/2009

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Grand Atlantic are a rock band that hails from Australia, yet makes music that seems perfectly crafted for worldwide audiences. Mixing up Beatlesque melodies, muscular rhythm section and sublime songwriting, the band's sophomore album delivers a carefully-paced dose of exciting rock that, in a perfect world, would be bursting out of radios everywhere. Opening with the Swervedriver-ish Coast Is Clear, the band's intent is apparent from the first few bars - this is big-picture stuff. Tripwires shows off the brute force of the band's riffs, She's A Dreamer is a 60s-ish radio gem, and Freeway is jangly-pop summer singalong. Title track How We Survive harks back to the Beach Boys-inspired sound of their debut album, while Used To Be The Sensitive Type, Just Another Ghost Town and Holding Pattern are straight-ahead rockers, albeit ones with enough character to be recognizable as superior tunes. These Are The Times is a gorgeous, fragile slower track employing some lovely dynamics, while Don't Say Goodnight is a curious, Lennon-esque piano ballad that allows us to see another side of the band. Really, if you like Oasis circa Morning Glory, or even countrymen Jet, you'll appreciate the sheer quality of this album. Powerpop fans will likely find even more in here to like. The production is entirely appropriate, the artwork is superb, and as an album, I think you'll be hard-pressed to find better in 2009. Highly recommended."