Grand Old Grizzly: Pure Country Pyrite
Grand Old Grizzly: Pure Country Pyrite
Format: CD
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Artist: Grand Old Grizzly
Label: Edgewater Music GRP
Product Type: COMPACT DISCS
UPC: 678572281648
Genre: Pop
2018 release. These words echo above the din as I try to digest the lyrical feast that is Grand Old Grizzly's Pure Country Pyrite. The Houston band's third studio album is a jailbreak of western Americana wisdom and Gulf Coast grit. Lead vocalist and lyricist Will Thomas sings and writes songs the way gym rats workout, the way I breathe air: because he HAS to. There's no other way. It's merely a convenience that, according to Thomas himself, he "has some weird shit to say that no one else is saying." The band formed in Houston in 2012. Thomas linked up with guitarist Paul Beebe, bassist Mark Riddell and Drummer Chris Lewis. After recording an album in Beebe's closet they decided to take these songs Thomas had written and start playing them live. Grand Old Grizzly was formed. Lewis left the band after the second album, replaced by Houston drumming virtuoso Isaias Gil. The boys next stepped into Edgewater Studios with producer Derek Hames and engineer John Shelton to capture the band in a new light. The brand new songs, some road tested, some born in the studio, all served well in showcasing a fresh perspective for the band. Pure Country Pyrite explores themes both poignant ("Awkward" takes a look behind the curtain of a relationship that has outlasted it's shelf life) and peculiar ("Gundowners" sardonically explores the tale of a pair of murderous rampaging lovers on a crime spree). There's salty barroom rock 'n' roll in "Papa Was a Radio" and touching heartbreak in "Sunlight." At the end of it all, Grand Old Grizzly always does a great job leaving the listener wanting more. This is a record that will make you want to catch the band live, hoping to learn the stories behind the songs. But it's also a road trip record filled with songs to sing along with. Dripping with irony and humorous wit, Grand Old Grizzly is a band on the cusp.
Tracks:
1.1 Gundowners
1.2 Took a Little Trip
1.3 Awkward
1.4 Brokedown
1.5 Papa Was a Radio
1.6 You Got No One
1.7 Take It As It Goes
1.8 Carmen
1.9 Darkness
1.10 I'm Gonna Be Coming Home
1.11 Rescind All My Amends
1.12 Sunlight
Audio Sample:
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