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 The Larch's Profile |
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GRAVITY ROCKS! |
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| Location: | BROOKLYN, New York |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | May 3, 2008 (580 days back) |
About Me |
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| The Larch was formed in 1997 by UK/US dual national Ian Roure with two friends from the 90’s NYC alternative music scene - all had played together in a previous band. Taking their cue from some of the more rocking elements of the UK Britpop movement – particularly Ash and Blur – they set about creating their own version of melodic guitar pop; drawing on Roure’s UK roots and adding in a New York influence while paying close attention to "lo-fi" bands like GBV and Pavement. In 1998, Larch (as the band was known originally - no "the") was signed to an indie label called Flamingo thanks to an introduction from Paula Carino (then of stellar indie power pop band, Regular Einstein.) Stewart Mason, who owned the label, suggested they change the name to "THE Larch" (since at the time the trend was towards bands without the "the" prefix – think Blur, Oasis, Ash.) Stewart has since stated that that the resulting 7" vinyl single (Free Kick b/w Anvil Chorus and Crashing Main Street) was "the best single I ever put out" and that "the sardonic "Free Kick" sounds like Nick Hornby's football memoir Fever Pitch set to an old Dentists single." Liza Garelik, from fellow Brooklyn based band, Liza & the WonderWheels, joined up in 2001 to provide some high end to the boy's sonic spectrum with her excellent harmony vocal and later on added her keyboard playing to the band. The current line up consists of erstwhile London busker, Ian Roure, Liza Garelik (see also http://lizasongs.com ), drummer and occasional additional accompanist to Bob Weir's Ratdog, Tom Pope and producer, engineer and musician extraordinaire, Ross Bonadonna on bass. The Larch’s new album Gravity Rocks is a collection of songs whose themes run from genetic engineering ("Return of the Chimera") to the unexpected consequences of cell phone hands-free devices (Cell Phone or Schizo) - with stops on Martian colonization, evolution and interstellar travel. Musically they find themselves moving away from their former Britpop and punk influenced rock towards a more textured sound, which reflects their interest in psychedelia - while retaining their former energy and wit. Although "Psych-pop" fits to a large degree, the Larch tend to fall between the cracks category-wise. They’ve been described as: "Psychedelic pop for now people" -Village Voice "Fiery British pub-punk-rock with a sense of humor and spectacularly good lead guitar." - Alan Young's TRIFECTAgram And it's said: "The Larch live in the world of clever and witty song-writing... ... the phrase twisting stays securely on the side of intelligence..." -Splendid eZine "...these wild song birds make a mean track....Ian Roure plays a masterful guitar..." - Loud and Found.com Click HERE to check out yer Larch CDs! |
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My Interests |
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Music:Member Since: 4/21/2006Band Website: thelarch.com Influences: Spring '08: some CDs in rotation at Larch hq: Anthony More: Flying Doesn't Help The Only Ones: Baby's Got a Gun Ray Davies: Working Man's Cafe The Monochrome Set: Eligible Bachelors Peter Blegvad: Just Woke Up Albion Band: Larkrise to Candleford Richard & Linda Thompson: Shoot out the Lights Loud Family: Attractive Nuisance Ray Davies: Other People's Lives The Pretty Things: Parachute The Only Ones: Special View The Kinks: Ultimate Collection The Monkees: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones Ltd. Some other influences: Real Ale, Monty Python, Science News, Margaret Atwood, Nick Hornby, Philip K. Dick, Dr. Who... Record Label: Dent Resistant (publishing) Type of Label: None |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Alternative / Rock / Pop) |
My Pictures |
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My Blog |
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CD release approaches.... |
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| Just a couple of weeks away.....tr valign="top">CD RELEASE SHOW @ Arlene's Grocery [Edit] [Cancel] ... Posted by The Larch on Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:16:00 PST |
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Ray Davies @ The Beacon NYC 4/8/08... |
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| Went to see Ray Davies at the Beacon Theater - fantastic show! Backed by an excellent band he played a mix of his fine new solo material and a hell of a lot of Kinks tunes. I now wish I was one of tho... Posted by The Larch on Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:54:00 PST |
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The Larch on Radio Smashed! |
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| Check it out, we're the first track on Podcast 7: http://www.myspace.com/radiosmashed ... Posted by The Larch on Mon, 10 Mar 2008 12:25:00 PST |
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Bat Boy Explanation |
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| Bat Boy Signs Up was written about the general atmosphere and prevailing attitudes (particularly in the media) here in NYC and nationally in the period right after the September 11 attacks in 2001. Th... Posted by The Larch on Thu, 31 Jan 2008 10:13:00 PST |
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BATBOY SIGNS UP back on YouTube |
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wv_ZPTr-jQ Posted by The Larch on Fri, 16 Nov 2007 09:48:00 PST |
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LARCH & THE WONDERWHEELS live in the UK 2006 on YouTube |
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| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S28Oi0jaGQ4It's Larch & the WonderWheels recorded by Andrew Blakemore at a garden party in Owslebury (near Winchester) August 5th 2006. The song is Return of the Chi... Posted by The Larch on Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:27:00 PST |
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The Virgin Dog |
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| Thanks to James Dean for posting this:http://highlyrecommended.blogspot.com/2007/08/virgin-do
g.htmlThe Virgin Dog was a collaborative studio project by Ross and Ian.... Posted by The Larch on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 10:12:00 PST |
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THE LARCH onYouTube |
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| One Mr. Steve Deseve made these great videos of The Larch and Liza & the WonderWheels for the BCAT cable show Brooklyn Vs Bush http://www.brooklynvsbush.com/ - now they're on YouTube: The Larch: I... Posted by The Larch on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 06:10:00 PST |
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My Friends |
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Paula Carino, Stephanie, Blow This Nightclub, Tomato Harness, Skelter, The Soft Boys, The Monochrome Set, Guided By Voices, The Roches, Television, John Perry, Peter Perrett, XTC, foz, The dB's, Love Camp 7, Sue, Randi Russo, Paranoid Larry and his imaginary band, Gidget, A.S.K., Dave Coverly, Robyn Hitchcock, Marty, the marble tea, Radio Smashed, Tom Warnick and the Worlds Fair, Lazerlove5, BELT, MC Too Tall, THE MALEDICTIONS, Amanda Thorpe, Starry Eyed And Laughing, Aysha Wills, THE FORDS (Come to our gig on thursday!!), Pub Rock Book, THE CLARENCES, POIRIER X-L, Jeanne, LANDERIM, METROPAK, The Danes, The Dupont Circles, Stob’n’Roo, minuscule hey, China 5, The Minor Poets, ONE MINUTE, WANDA, GIZA GEEZER, BISCUIT, richard stickler, Keith Wilson, Quickstar Productions In This Months AMP Magazine*, Nina, AQUA NEBULA OSCILLATOR, Luna Ludo, johnmoore, Rebecca Jensen, Mark Donato, "Let Them Eat Art", Ferdinand von Kritzel, The Reasons Why (1983-1987), The Clones-Australia (1978-1980), nadyagogo
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