Amphibians
New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States | Established. Jan 01, 2008 | INDIE
Music
Press
Any one of the songs I heard tonight would make a great hit single.” - Aquarian Magazine
Great song for a kind of gray day at Curry Cottage, Guilford, here's "Rain Came Down." Adam Curry- Mtv personality and Podcasting Pioneer. - Adam Curry Dail Source Code Podcast
"Interesting and catchy, you guys understand that rock is groove-oriented. I loved the songs! Great job and congratulations!” - Musicians Network Song Contest
A sixties British sound with cool guitar riffs. It’s nice to hear a song that sounds happy without being saccharine”. Jerry Harrison, Ex-Talking Head, Garageband.com founder(Advisory board member along with George Martin, Brian Eno, Steve Lillywhite etc.) and producer, review of “New Day(I Feel Alone).” - Garageband.com
Progressive rock with brilliant melodies. - Billboard Magazine
When a band’s from Jersey you expect alot and the Amphibian’s power pop definitely delivers.” Yahoo Music - Yahoo Music
A great band from New Jersey, a wonderful band that’s going to be around forever.” Don Dixon, REM/Counting Crows/Smithereens producer * - Don Dixon (Producer)
Why aren't these guys bigger?" Jason Evangelho, (Podcast Pioneer, Insomnia Radio- Kill Your FM Podcast) - Jason Evangelo
They combine styles such as rock, dance and pop with the drive, ambition and determination shared by few songwriters.” Steve Zuckerman, Grammy award winning producer, freelance writer, Rolling Stone and other music publications - Steve Zuckerman
Amphibians are lucky – they’ve chanced upon one of the few good names for a rock band that there is left in the dictionary. And more than occasionally they stumble across a riff, turn of phrase and rhythmic lift that you might not be able to reference anywhere else in your collection as well. But when they’re at their best, they’re mining that same well of anthemic good time rock that everyone from Crowded House to AC/DC have used as the basis for spectacular careers – incidentally, exactly the same thing this lot are aiming for.
- Tom Hannon -Editor
"Ran across the “Amphibians” song “New Day” on my playlist today. Don’t know if they are still around but I dug that band.” - Twitter
Discography
Compilations :
1. WDHA 105.5 "New Jersey's Best Rock" New Jersey Rocks 7
2. Best of Garageband.com
3. Best of Billboard TN
4. Tunecore "ALL ABOUT LOVE 2016" (Available at Amazon.com)
Album's and Singles
Amphibians "New Day"-Album
"Summertime"- Single
"Love Will Pull Us Through"- Single
"Here Comes Tomorrow"- Single
"Hangin' On' " -Single
Their music is streaming across the internet on radio playlists and podcasts.
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Bio
AMPHIBIANS
AMPHIBIAN - From “Amphibios” meaning literally “living a double life”.The Amphibians dig back to simpler times when vocals were key, melodies integral and lyrics from the heart. They mix this with a progressive backbeat for an appealing new sound unlike any other. Their offering is unique in its freshness, a change and yet preserving valid elements from the past. In a word-EVOLVING. The Amphibian’s track record speaks for itself and gives an indication of their enormous popular appeal. The Garaffa Brothers, also a versatile songwriting team, hail from central New Jersey and also perform vocals, guitar and bass in live shows. They have fine-tuned their actat many NYC area clubs including the Stone Pony, CBGB”s Maxwell's and the Bitter End.
AWARDS AND ACCOLADES:
* "New Day (I Feel Alone)" and "Hangin' On" Included in: "I Dance"
Positive Gaming Video Game "
* Theme song for Fox Television Show Pilot “Hollywood Today Live”
* “New Jersey’s Best Rock” CD, released by WDHA 105.5 FM, Dover, NJ
* "Roadtrip Nation" PBS Television program soundtrack.
* Two songs chosen for UNESCO New Songs For Peace Project.
* "New Day (I Feel Alone)" chosen as the theme song for official
Disney Corporation podcaster, Mike W. Geoghegan's popular website "ReelReviews.com."
* "New Day (I Feel Alone)" becomes one of the most podcasted songs on the web.
* Budweiser.com (True Garage) artist and song "New Day (I Feel Alone)".
* Supercuts "Rock the Cut" Artists
* First and Second Prize, Musicians Network Songwriting Contest
* Four Billboard Magazine Songwriting Awards
* Recognized by ASCAP Songwriters Workshop
* Winner of Musician’s Network and Soundclick's International
Songwriters Discovery Network song contest
* Included on The Best Of Billboard TN “New Talent Spotlight” CD
* Two #1 and Four top 4 songs on Garageband.com Charts and Best of Garageband Compilation
* 1 on Billboard TN three different times
Reviews:
* Don Dixon, REM/Counting Crows/Smithereens producer. "A great band from New Jersey, a wonderful band that’s going to be around forever.”
* Nikki Sixx member Motley Crue, Sixx Am . "Ran across the “Amphibians” song “New Day” on my playlist today. Don’t know if they are still around but I dug that band.”
* Jerry Harrison producer, Garageband.com founder “ sixties British sound with cool guitar riffs. It’s nice to hear a song that sounds happy without being saccharine.” review of “New Day (I Feel Alone”.
* Billboard Magazine "Progressive rock with brilliant melodies.”
* Yahoo Music "When a band ís from Jersey you expect alot and the Amphibian's power pop definitely delivers.î
* Aquarian Magazine "Every one of the songs I heard tonight would make a great hit single.”
* Adam Curry, (podcast pioneer and MTV personality, on The Daily Source Code Podcast) "Great song for a kind of gray day at Curry Cottage, Guilford, here's "Rain Came Down."
* Musicians Network "interesting and catchy, you guys understand that rock is groove oriented. I loved the songs! Great job and congratulations!”
* Jason Evangelho "Why aren't these guys bigger?" (Podcast Pioneer, Insomnia Radio/Kill Your FM )
* Steve Zuckerman, Grammy award winning producer, freelance writer, Rolling Stone and other music publications. "They combine styles such as rock, dance and pop with the drive, ambition and determination shared by few songwriters.”
Contact Info: Phone: (732)-768-6235
E-mail address: amphibiansrock@gmail.com
Artist URL: http://www.myspace.com/amphibians
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