Blisses B
San Francisco, California, United States | SELF
Music
Press
“I dig’em, especially [the song] Twice as Nice, I like the upbeatness of if it and the singing is exciting.” - Tim Bluhm of the Mother Hips
"...“Juxtaposed” takes a whole lot of folk and classic rock musicians, throws them in a bag and shakes liberally...the opening track to the CD is well placed, as it draws you into the rest..." - They Know Stuff.com
"...You Should is full of jubilant funk and folk festival fare that never bogs down..." - East Bay Express
"...an incredible knack for musical exploration, breaking barriers between genres with reckless abandon. Pushing envelopes to blend bluegrass, rock and punk into an amalgamation of musical originality..." - Shakedown News
"...Blisses B don’t so much cross genre divides as run a steam roller over them. The best part is that they truly sound like they relish their complete freedom ..."
- Americana UK
"...genial and tight..." - Silver Rocket
“…upbeat and expansionist…” - Parasites and Sycophants
“…This June marks the 10th anniversary of Bonnaroo, and Blisses B would be a perfect addition to a This or That tent performance. I would definitely be on the front row for that one!…” - Wicked Playlist
“…D-E-E-P…” - Knox Road
“… I rarely find an album where I appreciate every song…” - Bourgeois Blue
“… I rarely find an album where I appreciate every song…” - Bourgeois Blue
“…Energetic and punchy…” - Neon Musical Insight
“…I’ve been blown away ever since…” - Heart Strings Engaged
Regal Goodbyes - one “of the best new indie songs to get you through the madness of winter…” - Grad Student By Day
"...truly beautiful music..." - ChinUp Music
“…They make me think of a group of ruffians that brought their surfboards to a roller rink and created a pile up during the slow skate…” - Write Click Cook Listen
“…Questo pezzo è un qualcosa di incredibile, sembra quasi di altri tempi….” (”…This piece is something incredible, seems of another era….”) - translation via google - Jackie Jacks You
"...feeling of joie de vivre..." - Echoes And Dust
"...decidedly rambunctious..." - The Bay Bridged
"...exhilarating..." - Enchantment Under The Sea
"...lovely stuff..." - Americana UK
"...captivatin album..." - East Bay Express
“…11 glistening ditties — heavy with none-too-subtle Afropop influences, strong doses of Paul Simonism, and snippets of Cat Stevensy folk…” - SF Weekly
Discography
Thirty Days, Sixty Years (2010)
You Should (2009)
Blisses B (2007)
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Bio
Blisses B, rooted firmly in the city that embraces music in all forms imaginable, introduces another compilation of genre-crashing rock and psychadelia with their second full-length album, Thirty Days, Sixty Years. Debuted on Nov. 13, 2010, the album was recorded, produced, and engineered entirely by the San Francisco-based quartet.Thirty Days, Sixty Years explores the mathematical parameters that define our lives -- weekends, vacations, adolescence, adulthood, the reality of how much time we have left on this earth -- and the personal equations that result from the many caveats that can extend and shorten most of these time frames. Are we spending our time wisely, with the right people, and in the right place? What are we giving back?
The fingerprints on Thirty Days, Sixty Years belong only to Blisses B. The album was tracked, mixed, and mastered entirely by bassist Nick Testa.
Using electric and acoustic mandolins, piano, leslie speakers and banjo, Ben Keegan (guitar, mandolin, keyboard, vocals), Noah Libby (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin), Matt Mcbride (drums, percussion), and Testa recorded Thirty Days, Sixty Years at Stout Studios in Oakland, Cal., on a 2-inch Studer Tape Machine. Overdubs and vocals were added at Devil Tail Studios in San Francisco. Keeping it in the family, the band tapped Keegan’s brother, Graham Keegan, to create the artwork for the album.
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Our motto is...we will see you down at the shore, in your canoe, and we'll give you the push you don't admit you need.
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