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Press
"…the best offerings from this dark but varied album have the ability to haunt hours after the recording has finished." - Leonard's Lair blog, December 2007 - Leonard's Lair
"Brooklyn's answer to the post-rock scene." - The Deli blog, May 16, 2007 - The Deli
"New Brooklyn rock trio, The Nailbiters recent debut 'No Forwarding Address' is a pleasant indie-rock surprise offering up mature and rollicking songs that are keyboard driven and catchy." - Kevchino.com, June 2007 - Kevchino.com
"Daily Download" - Largeheartedboy.com, May 17, 2007 - Largeheartedboy.com
“Their sound makes me think of what it might be like if Dave Berman or Bill Callahan recorded with Steely Dan.” – Earfarm, February 2006 - Earfarm
“...good solid American indie pop-rock.” – Earfarm, Februay 2006 (later post) - Earfarm
Discography
Four-track demo: Backlit (2006)
EP: No Forwarding Address (2007)
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Bio
Based in Clinton Hill, Brooklyn, Nailbiters is a working project formed in summer '05 around the songs of singer/songwriter David Tucker. Originally from Chicago, David played around the NYC open mike scene starting in 2005. After recording a demo,"Backlit" at Little Pioneer Studios, he brought aboard drummer Drew Stoga and jazz keyboardist James Clark. They recorded the album "No Forwarding Address" recorded at Brooklyn's Seaside Lounge, where The New Pornographers, Beirut, and Antibalas have put together albums.
Nailbiters have played around New York City, including the Mercury Lounge, the Knitting Factory and other NYC clubs. With David Tucker's red-blooded baritone and darker-side-of-the-heart lyrics, the music has been compared to Smog, Silver Jews, Wilco, and Bishop Allen.
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