Pompeii & The Ashes

Artist Information

Biography

Pompeii & The Ashes is a four-piece alternative rock band from the Philadelphia area. The band was formed as an untraditional take on the traditional rock band. Unlike standard rock music, their sound is often piano-driven and focuses around alternative rock. However, the band varies their stylistic approach to fit the lyrical content of each song, leading to explorations in folk- and pop-rock. They are also often known to incorporate multiple vocal harmonies and to switch roles for different songs, changing lead singers and instruments throughout their performances and recordings.

Pompeii & The Ashes met and formed during high school, where they all played and studied together as classical and jazz instrumentalists. Though they are all currently attending separate colleges, Pompeii & The Ashes can often be found jamming out across Philadelphia and surrounding communities. For current information, check out www.pompeiiandtheashes.com.

Instrumentation

Eric Dorr- Vocals and guitar

Lane Schneier- Vocals, piano, organ, keyboards, bass, and guitar

Sawyer Bernath- Vocals, bass, and guitar

Steve Harpine- Drums and percussion

Discography

Debut LP "Wait It Out," was released in January 2009 by Moon Lab Records.

Audio

• Just Like Space
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• Don't Think
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  From Morrisville, PA (just north of Philly), comes Pompeii and the Ashes, ready to BLOW your mind (Z...From Morrisville, PA (just north of Philly), comes Pompeii and the Ashes, ready to BLOW your mind (ZINGER!!). I slay me… The band just released their debut album, Wait It Out, and it’s definitely an interesting listen. They explain their take on music on their MySpace:
  
  “The band was formed as an untraditional take on the traditional rock band. Unlike standard rock music, their sound is often piano-driven and flows through a series of genres that is based primarily on what the lyrical content lends itself to. Thus, their songs range from upbeat pop to folk and indie rock.”
  
  On their album, the band jumps around from what many might consider modern “indie rock” (”Part of You”) to more Dylanesque folk (”Away From Nebraska”) to a more dreamy ballad sound (”Just Like Space”). The changing styles is both a blessing an a curse. On one hand it gives the band a more diverse sound that can appeal to a much larger fan base. Their album, after all, is connected by a common song writing style that connects the tracks.
  
  On the other hand, Wait It Out, does suffer from what sounds like apprehension to stick to one sound. However, the band is still young and they have only released one recording. Given that, Pompeii and the Ashes shows an immense amount of talent and promise. They know how to write songs and play with music. And a sense of play and experimentation is something often hard to come by.

Setlist

Typically, about an hour of original music. This usually includes about 15 normal length songs, and is very flexible depending on the occasion.

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