Biography
Given the current state of rock music, where revivalism is the flavor of the day, it’s difficult to separate those that have an earnest affinity with a particular musical era from those who are merely trying to cash in on the latest fad.
Atlanta trio the Young Antiques fit squarely in the camp of the former. The ‘Tiques were formed by boyhood friends Blake Rainey and Blake Parris. The band burst upon the local Atlanta scene in 2001 with its own raw and potent mixture of post-punk, new wave, garage rock, and power pop that eerily drifts somewhere between 1977 and 1982 in spirit. The band’s compositions tend to be short, catchy, and brash, following the cannon of the Ramones, Elvis Costello, the Jam, and the early loud, fast rules of the Minneapolis scene.
The Young Antiques debut release, 2001’s “Wardrobe for a Jet Weekend”, established the band’s eclectic blend, as it carousels effortlessly from decade to decade, and genre to genre. The record received both critical and popular praise throughout the Southeast.
Following the release of Wardrobe, the band spent a couple of years honing its live show, to the point where it has been acclaimed as one of the best live bands in the Southeast. In May 2003, the band released “Clockworker” on Two Sheds records, an album that set out to recreate the feel of a classic late 70’s power pop vinyl slab. Songs are short bursts of energy with addictive hooks. Tracks are arranged so that the “Side 2” songs are just as strong as the “Side 1” songs. There are no “filler” songs put on the record just to use up available megabytes. All in all, it feels like it could have been released by the Ramones or Buzzcocks in 1977.
After a hiatus that saw Blake and Blake trying out some new projects, the Tiques returned in 2007 with drummer Kevin Charney (Parris’s bandmate from Sodajerk) and a sound that’s tighter and more energetic than ever. "Soundtrack To Tear Us Apart" was released to critical praise in 2008 as the band started hitting the road around the Southeastern US, honing tunes for the followup record next year.
Instrumentation
Blake Rainey- Vocals, Guitars
Blake Parris- Bass, Vocals
Kevin Charney- Drums, Vocals
Discography
Wardrobe For a Jet Weekend-2001
Clockworker-2003 (Two Sheds Records)
Soundtrack To Tear Us Apart-2008
Links
| http://myspace.com/youngantiquesrock |