Marsellus

Emo rock trio from Alabama in the same vein as Jimmy Eat World and Hot Rod Circuit. - Flagpole Magazine

Fresh from stints with other area bands, a round of margaritas and Mexican food led to an entirely new musical opportunity for Josh Carples, Dillon Fiore and [Tucker Henderson]. One jam session later, branded by a moniker borrowed from a Quentin Tarantino film, and Marsellus was born.


The trio debuted July 9 at 1048 after several months holed up in a closet-sized storage facility creating and fine-tuning their first body of songs. Their first demo, a collection of three songs, was recorded over three days at a local studio.


Marsellus' 1048 debut provided a lift for the band.


"We got a lot of really positive feedback, and the crowd was great," says Carples, guitarist and vocalist for Marsellus. "It was pretty packed in there, and the crowd gave us a very warm welcome. It was a lot of fun."


Forging a new route as a trio and breaking the traditional mold for bands as four-or five-piece outfits has inherent challenges, Carples says.


"Before, if I hit a wrong chord or something, it didn't matter as much because there was another guitarist. It matters a little more now," Carples says.


Inspiration for Marsellus' works comes from the members' life experiences, they say. "We write music that we like, music that we would listen to if we were not in the band," Carples says. "We just hope others like it as well."


"Lyrically, inspiration comes from life itself. There are so many different things that we experience, and all these experiences put together embody this concept of 'life.' It's all personal, but at the same time, we think that the listener is able to feel the meaning of the song for themselves," Carples says.


Marsellus worked with Andy Jackson of Hot Rod Circuit and Kevin Palmer of Trust Company, to complete the recording, which, according to the band, should be available soon to the public, and contains the original songs "Promise and Goodbye," "Any Sleepless Night" and "The Escapee." The band has created 11 songs since its inception.


"It was different than the previous projects I've been involved with," Carples says of the recording process for the demo. "Each studio has a different feel, and it makes a lot of difference who you work with." As of yet, the band has not set a date to make the CD available to the public, however, online visitors may stream all three songs in their entirety free from the band's web site: Marsellus.net.


"Hopefully, the demo will help us get some more shows booked,and eventually we will record a full-length [CD]," Carples says.


For more information on Marsellus, including photographs, a forum, links, tour dates and news, log on to Marsellus.net.
- Joseph O. Patton, Capital City Free Press, www.capcityfreepress.com