Gary B & the Notions
Baltimore, Maryland, United States | INDIE
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"Dynamics most power pop bands envy...This is a band that must be experienced live."
www.senbaltimore.com/music/gary-b-and-the-notions.shtml - SeN Baltimore
"Pop songs that boast that delicious melodic gravy that so many artists search an eternity to find." - Smother
"Much like the artists by which they are influenced, this band is more than capable of standing the multiple choice test of time." - Fensepost
"There is a timeless quality to these songs."
www.bluesbunny.com/Articles/Article300949/tabid/146/Default.aspx - Bluesbunny UK
"Gary B and the Notions play power-pop and do it very well. Hooks, melodies, harmonies -- there will be no shortage of any of those elements when the Baltimore quartet hits the stage."
www.washingtonpost.com - The Washington Post
"Unique pop/rock songwriting that's so good it's difficult to take in at first."
www.independentclauses.com/v2/home.htm? - Independent Clauses
"One of the best new indie releases to come across my desk...Their sound is dynamic and the songs, real."
http://ryanssmashinglife.blogspot.com/2007/05/crazy-little-thing-meet-baltimores-gary.html - Ryan's Smashing Life
"Gary B & the Notions...will satisfy your craving for rock, with the class and honest vitality missing from most."
www.bmoretunes.com
- bMore Tunes Live Journal
"Moments that hint at greatness"
www.pastepunk.com - Pastepunk.com
Discography
2012 - How Do We Explode (LP)
2009 - New Twist & Shout (LP)
2008 - Let Yourself Out (7")
2007 - Get Those Crazy Notions! (EP)
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Bio
Gary is no stranger to the recorded note. Since 1995, his many musical tastes spawned almost as many musical creations (he claims to have written over 1,000 songs). Throughout high school and college, he worked at the vinyl shops and independent clubs in Baltimore where he saw bands go from closet to club to arena. Fast forward to his most recent project, the Notions, founded by Gary and Kris Heath in 2004 with recent additions Bryan Elliott and Rick Bowman.
Gary B & the Notions play non-power pop, pow-pow indie rock inspired as much by their surroundings as their influences. So it only makes sense that their new album, “How Do We Explode” was recorded by friend and comrade J Mendicino (of Pretty & Nice) at Esthudio in Boston, MA. The album is a shift toward abstract pop arrangement with a natural grit you might find somewhere deep in the 60’s psychedelic catacombs or the mid-90’s Seattle-splosion.
Gary and the boys have shared stages with Sufjan Stevens, Marnie Stern, Pretty & Nice, Deleted Scenes, ...and you will know us by the trail of dead, Title Tracks, of Montreal, the Dismemberment Plan, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, Wye Oak, and a million more that even they can’t remember.
How Do We Explode is due out on Modern Hymnal Recordings on May 8th, 2012.
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