Panos Giannoulis - Bass.
Daniel Girard - Vocals. Guitar. Keys.
Andrew Erskine - Vocals. Guitar. Keys.
Dave Ewenson - Drums.
Brian O'Reilly - Vocals. Guitar. Keys.
Influences
Supergrass, Television, Bowie, The Beatles, The Police, The Band, The Kinks, The Clash, Radiohead, KISS, The Zombies, Tom Waits, Thrush Hermit, Bob Dylan, Pavement, The Inbreds, Erik Satie, Neil Young, Chopin, The Beach Boys, Charles Mingus, Queen, Miles Davis, The Super Friendz.
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PRAISE FOR THEIR MAJESTIES:
"one of the top albums of the year (...) expertly blends retro-sounding pop with a modern sensibility, and it's extremely easy to imagine that if Their Majesties hailed from Toronto, Montreal or Vancouver, they'd be everywhere." - I Heart Music
"All of the rock critic adjectives apply: "catchy, infectious, hooky". Most of all, this band was entertaining. Something that a lot of bands forsake. " -CBC radio 3 (Craig Norris)
"Kings of Pop" - The Chronicle Herald
"This album brims with a boisterous sense of fun, a bratty sense of humour, a clever and fresh point of view, and adept musicianship." - The Coast
HISTORY:
THEIR MAJESTIES they call themselves, and the bees knees, they's is. They used to go by The Porcelain Gods, and wouldn't you know they garnered national attention in late 2004 with their hit EP 'Emergency Band Meeting'. It ran up the campus charts like a flaming chipmunk, gaining top 5 status at several stations, and gained them a few fans. The lads tightened their belts and slung their packed lunches over their shoulders, bought a shiny red touring vehicle from the local fire department, and took their travellin' menagerie half way across the fine country of Canada, causing all sorts of people to rave mad about their "explosive display of indie-rock power" (J. Lapointe) and "much needed dose[s] of intelligent songwriting and steady hooks" (Exclaim Magazine)
That was all well and good, but ya can't coast on a 3 song ep forever! So what do you know? The lads hunkered down in an underground bunker/studio, and recorded an album "built on the complexities of a multi-songwriter band and a wide array of influences, [that] never forgets how to rock" (The Coast).
"LANDS WHERE TALES ARE TALL" they calls it. Filled with songs of yearning and escapism, disguised as clever pop-rock tunes, the album was released to rave reviews.
SOUND:
Listen in awe, as the trio of Andrew Erskine, Brian O'Reilly, and Daniel Girard launch a rotating attack of guitars, keyboards and vocals, while Niall Skinner's artful beating of the drum skins is set alongside the creative bass lines of Panos Giannoulis. The results: a sound that blends the youthful exuberance of Supergrass, cleverness reminiscent of the Kinks, driving guitars, classically-influenced piano, and, like a sweet cherry topping a chocolate-vanilla sundae, a rhythm section at times as nimble and intuitive as early-era Police.
CONCLUSION:
There you have it, burn your old 45s and lock up your daughters, throw "LANDS WHERE TALES ARE TALL" by Their Majesties in your disc player and take a trip far, far away. Keep an eye out for a Canadian tour in Fall 2006.
i was driving across the middle of the desert in California today and shoestring divider came on my brothers ipod, and i must say that it makes for really good dusk desert music.
Hey Team Majesties - it was great to meet you in Halifax. This week on Episode 63 of IndieCan Radio we are pleased to discuss and play your music. Have a listen at www.indiecan.com. This has been the third show touching on HPX and we won't stop there. Thanks for sharing your music with us. Please keep in touch.
Cheers,
Joe Chisholm co-host IndieCan Radio www.indiecan.com info@indiecan.com
In case you feel like a night out for malty beverages and of course some Rock and Roll, we're playing the Mod Club on Saturday the 20th (Depending if you're in the GTA that night or not)
If you think you might be able to make it send me a message and I'll put you on the guest list.
hey - Just a reminder to listen in TODAY at 7-8:30pm CST to hear THEIR MAJESTIES on "This Great White North" an ALL CANADIAN music show from Austin, Texas! It's on 91.7 KOOP-FM Listen here Cheers!! Doug The Canuck
Let me tell you fellas, The Sweet Homewreckers went back to school and it SUCKED. Don't stop rocking at least, as attractive as all-nighters and lab coats may sound.
Their Majesties,
Can you come join us on July 5th? We checked out the stage last week while we were in Key West and it will be cool! Kevin, Danny, Shurman, and Howard
Hey there,
Could have sworn you guys were already myspace buddies, visited your jukebox often enough!
Brian, just the reminder www.myspace.com/Coconutrecords, you'll thank me later.
Great show with Mr.Randall, what a lovely pinecone you are!
Great show at the Black Sheep guys. HUGE talent is obvious...
And thanks for the add.
Check us out if you get a chance
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