NYS Music 202​2

Category: New York Singles

  • NY Band Bad Mary Release Punk-Rock Song And Video “It’s All Trash”

    NY’s Bad Mary have just released their newest music video for their upcoming song “It’s All Trash,” which was released on November 8th. Bad Mary is made up of lead vocalist Amanda Mac, with her husband Mike Staub on bass, her dad Bill Mac on drums, and her Hofstra University professor David Henderson on guitar. This four multi-generational equal parts which continue to inspire each other with their musical prowess and distinct skill sets. 

    Bad Mary Releases "It's All Trash" Video, Song Out 11/8

    When asked about the song bassist Staub explains, “This song is a sort of realization that despite a fancy label or how we dress up a lot of what we consume, much of it is still just… trash. I wanted to still convey this message in our own, cheeky, and bratty way, hence the 80s glam metal “oh yeahs” in the chorus. In the end, even Trash can be a lot of fun. This is also, to me, one of our heaviest songs, which I like as it encapsulates a fun-yet-aggressive vibe” shares bassist Mike Staub. 

    Guitarist David Henderson explains the video was shot in an abandoned psychiatric center creating the perfect aesthetic for the song. “We shot the video in an abandoned psychiatric center. We had to get a guide, Krispy DeRato, who knew their way around to help us find a good place to shoot. We had to walk through partly flooded dark tunnels full of white mud and dripping water to get there, it was pretty gross honestly, and if Krispy had not been guiding us, we definitely would have got lost down there. Once situated, I just played the song on my phone and said, “OK, just do the Amanda dance around the building.” Amanda took off and owned the space, I pretty much just followed her around making sure I got everything. It had rained the night before, so all of the dripping water and mud were just part of the natural atmosphere of the place.” 

    Around the middle of December, the band plans to bring some holiday cheer with the release of their holiday EP “A Very Bad Christmas.” You won’t want to miss their edgy rock n’ punk versions of Silent Night, Angels We Have Heard High, and Little Drummer Boy. Bad Mary’s songs have been a staple in rotation on SiriusXM’s Underground Garage, but “It’s All Trash” really perked up their ears.

    “Bad Mary just seems to constantly provide an endless stream of entertaining content. They’re an incredible band, and it looks like they just have so much fun with everything they do”

    Folk N Rock
    Bad Mary Releases "It's All Trash" Video, Song Out 11/8

    Bad Mary is originally from Long Island, but they rehearse in Kings Park. Band members Amanda and Bill are originally from Massapequa, Mike is from Hicksville. Currently, David lives in Kings Park, Mike and Amanda are local to Huntington. 

    Their newest EP Trash And Glamour will be out in early 2023. You can catch their weekly live stream on Twitch on Tuesday nights at 8 pm EST. To watch, click the link here.

    To check out Bad Mary’s newest video for “It’s All Trash,” below.

  • Sea Glass Release Benét Collab “(I have jokes) If You Wanna Hear One”

    Project of New York-based producer Jake Muskat, Sea Glass is back in collaboration with a euphoric artist named Benét. Their dreamy new single  “(i have jokes) If You Wanna Hear One” has just dropped on all platforms. Sea Glass has been praised by the likes of Indie Shuffle, Wonderland Magazine, WFUV, Record of the Day, Variance Magazine, The Wild Honey Pie among others, garnering over 250k streams on his last EP alone.

    Sea Glass Releases Benét Collab "(I have jokes) If You Wanna Hear One"

    Inspired to release music after the birth of his first child, Sea Glass’s music taps into universal emotions around growing up and dreaming. His sound invokes yearning, hope and nostalgia filtered through a positive lens. 

    Coming back into the alternative/indie scene with his new single “(i have jokes) If You Wanna Hear One” in collaboration with euphoric artist Benét, the duo unite ethereal melodies and flowing narratives into a sound of their own. Finding its origins on a simple, classical guitar, this new single was written the week Sea Glass’s son was born as a lullaby.  

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24Bq9xhNKqs

    He shares, “I liked the idea so much I decided to record it, but wanted to make it fit my production style. As I worked on it, I was more excited by its progress than anything else at the time. It took me 6 months of searching for a good top line when Benét offered to write on it. Their playful melody and lyrics just smashed the demo death loop I was in into smithereens. It came together very quickly from there. I had my close friend Jared Saltiel add live drums and the whole thing gelled together perfectly.” 

    Written during Sea Glass’s last few months in Brooklyn as he prepared to depart the city, he states, “My son was just born and I was both thrilled to have this new love in our family but also overwhelmed with the added pressure that the responsibility brought. The music was a sort of escape from the moment, an idealized version of how I hoped things would go. It was written in the summer and there are definitely island vibes to the sounds, but the escapism I’m exploring in the music also makes this song relevant for any time of year.” 

    To listen to Sea Glass’s newest song “(i have jokes) If You Wanna Hear One,” click here.

  • An Interview with NYC Artist Craig Greenberg

    Native to New York City, Craig Greenberg has been heavily involved in the region’s music scene for over a decade and a half. Greenberg has channeled the spirit of classic alternative and soul musicians, such as Billy Joel, Ben Folds and Randy Newman, while blending their influences with new narratives concomitant to his experiences, in his music.

    Craig Greenberg

    While his performances on stage in New York City-based venues have harnessed crowds of music fans in the Metro area, the timeline of his works begins in 2007, after the release of his rock debut EP The World and Back. Three years later, his second debut EP Spinning in Time receiving national airplay helps to conjure momentum to his career, following his third release (as well as his first full length album) The Grand Loss & Legacy being covered by Huffington Post and ranking the top of RELIX’s Top 30 Radio albums chart.

    2015 “The Grand Loss & Legacy” Album Cover

    His 2020 album Phantom Life carries tracks conveying a blend of sounds derived from pop and rock, and lyrical sentiments wielding an axis on life obstacles and opportunities. The Between the Sea and the Sky EP is set to be released on December 16, 2022.

    Greenberg’s most recent piece is his single “Quarantine Queen” from September, 2022, which emerged from the period of the COVID-19 pandemic and touches on the frustrations he experienced in his dating life, living in NYC. Craig sat down with NYS Music to discuss his discography and upcoming release of Between the Sea and the Sky.

    Heather Occhino: I came across your website and I was reading your bio just to find out more about your background as an artist, so I wanted to ask you, what made you initially pursue a career in music?

    Craig Greenberg: Well I actually feel the path chose me..  When I graduated from college and I was mainly just a guitar player I didn’t think I was up for the lifestyle of being a musician.  I tried out other creative areas (including comedy writing) and also considered studying creativity for a graduate degree in psychology.  It wasn’t until I finished my first few full songs that it started to click in my head that I could actually do it.  And then a couple years later when I got my first gig singing in bars (while living abroad in South America), that was my no turning back point.

    HO: I read in your bio that your independent work of pop/Americana music started with your ‘The World and Back’ EP back in 2007. What drove you to make music within that genre (were you involved in that music scene growing up?)

    CG: I didn’t set out to make music in that genre.. I just got labeled that way.  I actually think “Americana” is used as a default when there isn’t a more apt description or if the reviewer is lazy (lol).  As far as the “pop” description, I think I’ve always had a good sense of writing hooky melodies, so maybe that’s where that came from.  

    HO: Going more into your biography on your website, I also saw that your debut album, “The Grand Loss & Legacy” was included in a publication by the Huffington Post and received national airplay and was ranked in another publication as being in the Top 30 Radio albums. (Congratulations) How did that momentum impact you and what did it mean for your career, moving forward from that point? 

    CG: Well it certainly put me on the map in terms ofindustry recognition.. especially from the singles “That Girl is Wrong for You”, and “Death on the Liberty Line” that got praise from the HuffPost and Relix magazine and received airplay around the country.   And that album also gave me confidence to move closer to what my band sounds like live, a more raw and rocking sound. That was rewarding and liberating!

    HO: Your latest single that came out last month on the 30th is called “Quarantine Queen”. Is it intended to be about anyone in particular, perhaps someone dear to you in your life? 

    CG: Well, sometimes my songs are true stories, sometimes they’re based on a true story, and sometimes they’re complete fiction. Quarantine Queen would fall in the last category.  It came out of a lonely period during the early days of the pandemic in NYC.  I was frustrated with the reality of dating during those weird times and wrote a song about my dream companion to spend lockdown with.

    HO: Is this song set to be part of your upcoming EP to be released in December?

    CG: Yes

    HO: I read that your music reflects the experiences you are going through. That leads me into my next question, which is, do you find that the emotional tones you inject in your music are part of a more spontaneous creative process or do you usually plan prior on what type of energy a project is going to deliver?

    CG: I find that the emotional feeling in my songs can come out of my experience, but also could be just a mood I’m in, but for sure it’s never planned in advance–I never sit down and say I want to write a song about this or that topic.  Generally I sit at the piano (or guitar) and just see where the feeling in the moment takes me.  Though when making an album, the songs I choose to record may be based on wanting to have a variety of mood and energy to give it range.

    HO: When and where do you plan on performing next?

    CG: Rockwood Music Hall, Dec 21st – it will be the EP release show!

    HO: In the last part of your bio, I read that you performed with prominent musicians such as Mike Gordon of Phish, Jackson Browne and Victor DeLorenzo from Violent Femmes. Do you plan on working with musicians like the ones just mentioned again and what has the experience of performing with big names given you?  

    CG: Well, I would jump at the chance to perform with any of them again.  Aside from Jackson Browne, who I’ve had the extreme privilege of getting to know a bit and performing with a few times over the years, the others were more random occurrences.  Victor DeLorenzo was at a songwriting event I attended for many years in the mid-west, and we have many musical friends in common, so there’s a decent chance our paths will cross again.

  • State Champs Release Acoustic Singles “Act Like That” and “Outta My Head”

    Local to Albany, State Champs have released their newest acoustic single “Act Like That,” an energetic, bouncing track, and “Outta My Head,” with its stripped back guitar licks, both bringing vocal harmonies and breathing new life into the songs. Earlier this year, State Champs planted their flag firmly in pop-punk history with their 4th studio album, Kings Of The New Age, out now via Pure Noise Records. 

    State Champs Act Like That Outta My Head

    Kings Of The New Age includes hit singles “Eventually”, “Everybody But You” (ft. Ben Barlow), “Outta My Head”, and “Just Sound.” Alongside this, seven new tracks featuring additional guest vocalists Chrissy Costanza, Mitchell Tenpenny, and Four Year Strong. 

    “If any band were to be crowned royalty amongst the current generation of pop-punk acts, we have little doubt the honor would go to New York’s State Champs.”

    – Beyond The Stage Magazine

    Starting in bedrooms and basements in 2010, State Champs quickly ascended in the pop punk scene owing as much to early Fall Out Boy and Green Day as latter-day Warped Tour bands. In 2022, Kerrang! declared them “one of the most authentic and well-respected bands in pop-punk. Derek DiScanio, Tyler Szalkowski, Ryan Scott Graham, and Evan Ambrosio deliver a strong message throughout Kings Of The New Age.

    State Champs delivered their music and heartfelt message on extensive tours with bands like Fall Out Boy, 5 Seconds Of Summer, A Day To Remember, and Simple Plan; three different Warped Tours; and a co-headliner with Neck Deep. 

    “With their pop-punk flag firmly planted, State Champs may have just provided us with the soundtrack to help remind us of the carefree days and the endless possibilities of a summer that could change our lives for the better.”

    – Chorus.fm 

    On the highly anticipated release, the band shares, “Kings of The New Age is our fourth album, the one that we spent the most time on, and the one that makes the biggest statement. After writing over 30 songs, we narrowed it down to 11 that best represent our mission as a band, and sonically, match the energy level we wanted to captivate heading into this new chapter.” 

    State Champs Act Like That

    “We had a short press week back in June where we did some in studio acoustic sessions,” explains guitarist Tyler Szalkowski. “We fell in love with the acoustic versions of Act Like That and Outta My Head. We knew we had to get these recorded and get them out to you all. Enjoy and see you all very soon on the Kings of the New Age tour.” 

    “[Kings Of The New Age] is full of engaging, high-velocity pop punk songs that are great for summertime listening.”

    – New Noise Magazine

    State Champs Upcoming Tour Dates 

    Nov 11 – Cleveland, OH – House of Blues * 

    Nov 12 – Baltimore, MD – Rams Head Live * 

    Nov 13 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel * 

    Nov 15 – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre * 

    Nov 18 – Chicago, IL – Concord Music Hall * 

    Nov 19 – St. Louis, MO – Red Flag * 

    Nov 20 – Minneapolis, MN – Varsity Theater * 

    Nov 22 – Denver, CO – Gothic # 

    Nov 23 – Salt Lake City, UT – The Union # 

    Nov 25 – Anaheim, CA – House of Blues # 

    Nov 26 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues # 

    Nov 27 – Phoenix, AZ – The Van Buren # 

    Nov 29 – Austin, TX – Empire Garage # 

    Nov 30 – Dallas, TX – South Side Music Hall # 

    Dec 2 – Orlando, FL – Plaza Live + 

    Dec 3 – Charlotte, NC – The Fillmore + 

    Dec 4 – Nashville, TN – Eastside Bowl + 

    Dec 6 – Richmond, VA – The National + 

    Dec 7 – Sayreville, NJ – Starland Ballroom + 

    Dec 9 – Boston, MA – Roadrunner + 

    Dec 10 – Albany, NY – Empire Live + 

    To listen to State Champs release on Youtube, click the link here.

  • Stella Rose Makes Striking First Impression On Gothic Single “Muddled Man”

    Stella Rose, a NYC musician and the daughter of Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan has made her debut with “Muddled Man,” a menacing track with a palpable atmosphere of darkness.

    Released shortly before Halloween, the song evokes the energy of gothic acts such as Bauhaus with its urgent opening and Rose’s deep, shaky vocals.

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    “Muddled Man” cover art.

    Produced by Yves Rothman, every bit of the track’s meticulous composition shines through. From its sludgy synths to its pounding snare to its mystical string notes to the echo of Rose’s singing and beyond, “Muddled Man” oozes ounces of haunting energy.

    This is equally reflected in its lyrical content, which seems to describe some sort of sinister love affair. Lines like “I’ll have you once again, until then I’m well fed,” and “a muddled man who loves me the way I am” reflection narration of someone looking for romance through personal chaos.

    While this song is split into two parts, the loud and brooding first section transitions perfectly into the spacy, gloomy second. Backdropped by muddied drums, arpeggiating strings, and echoing piano, Rose’s delivery calms down drastically and her lyrical content sacrifices its aggression. “How does it feel, when the feeling isn’t enough?” Rose wistfully asks.

    While “Muddled Man” is a debut effort from Stella Rose, nothing about it speaks inexperience. This collaboration with Yves Rothman is a gripping and chilling track that espouses some of gothic music’s best qualities.

  • This Week’s EQXposure Features Ian Nichols, mrhs, and Northern Faces

    Each Sunday evening from 7-9 p.m. you’ll find EQXposure on WEQX, featuring two hours of local music from up-and-coming artists. Tune into WEQX.com this Sunday night to hear new music from Ian Nichols, mrhs, and Northern Faces.

    WEQX has long been the preeminent independent station in the Capital Region of New York, broadcasting from Southern VT to an ever-expanding listening audience. NYS Music brings you a preview of artists to discover each week, just a taste of the talent waiting to be discovered by fans like you.

    Ian Nichols – “Killer Corpse”

    Ian Nichols is a singer-songwriter from Albany who is an indie rock/ Lo-fi composer. His fourth full-length album is scheduled to be released in November. He has worked on various other projects and produced the score and music for the 2014 horror film Lake Nowhere. His single “Killer Corpse” will be played on EQXposure.

    mrhs – “Old Fashioned Hurgusburgus”

    mrhs are a synth-punk group from Albany. They recently released a new album, Poo Brain. The song “Old Fashioned Hurgusburgus” from that record will be played on EQXposure.

    Northern Faces – “Feelings”

    Northern Faces are a rock band formed in 2012. The band features Bryan Shortell and Marco Testa on vocals and guitars, and Matt Ippolito on bass. 

  • Buffalo’s The Eaves Release Video for “It’ll Be Okay,” talk New Album, Working with Goo Goo Dolls

    The Eaves Band, based in Buffalo, is comprised of Adam Clukey, Chris Couche, and Maurice Halliday. They’ve been friends since childhood and reconnected after a couple of years after, following going to different colleges, according to Couche.

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    The Eaves Band (Credit: Brett Pallachino Photography)

    In late 2018, The Eaves debut record Learning to Live in the Dark was produced by GRAMMY Award-winner, Ted Hunt, whose worked with other bands including The Gaslight Anthem, Lucero, and Dropkick Murphys. Fast forward to 2022, their upcoming album Lately, I Don’t Have a God…and Other Obvious Epiphanies was recorded in collaboration with artist Jay Zubricky and features a production from bassist and vocalist of the Goo Goo Dolls, Robby Takac.

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    Cover Art for ‘Lately I Don’t Have A God…And Other Obvious Epiphanies’

    “‘It’ll Be Okay’ was the last song we wrote for the record”, the band’s Chris Couche said. He explained that the track “is meant to be earnest, reassuring catharsis – direct, unashamed, and unadulterated.” The new video for the track is available for streaming on New Noise and DSPs.

    Read more of NYS Music’s interview with The Eaves’ Chris Couche.

    Heather Occhino: What made you guys decide to form a band?

    Chris Couche: The three of us (Mo, Adam, and I) grew up together.  We all had similar musical interests and played in bands together.  We sort of went our separate ways during college and reconnected a couple years after.  We caught up quick and realized that our shared music taste had evolved similarly, so we decided to start writing together and see if anything came of it.

    HO: Are there any artists or bands who inspired you to pursue a career in music?

    CC: We’re inspired by a ton of artists, but honestly, the first band that ever inspired to me to pick up a guitar and write was Blink-182.  I was 11 or 12.  I could barely play (still can’t), but the true power of blink is their accessibility and lack of pretense.  As a 12 year old, those three power chords were ACCESSIBLE.  They were the way in.

    It would take a little longer, but the real revelation I needed to push me over the edge was seeing Bruce Springsteen live for the first time.  Totally changed everything for me.  My entire perception of music and what it could do was instantly upended.  It was a surreal and borderline religious experience on a personal level.  I know lately even Bruce himself has been trying to dismantle his mythic stature a little bit, or at least trying to temper unrealistic expectations and create some separation between persona and actual, fallible human being.  The persona may be fictitious, but the euphoric result of that group sharing their talent and passion with a crowd of equally passionate participants is very, very real.  It was after seeing Bruce that I realized I needed to make music a priority in my life. 

    HO: After reading an article on your music that was released by Earshot Media on Mad Mimi, I saw that your debut single, “It’ll Be Okay” is part of your upcoming album, Lately, I Don’t Have a God… and Other Obvious Epiphanies. What makes this track stand out from the other songs part of the debut album, despite it being the last song?

    CC: “It’ll Be Okay” may be the only truly reassuring song we have.  It only talks about the sun exploding ONCE.  But really, we were at a point where it was kind of bothering me that even when I would try to write lyrics that were reassuring or positive, I would almost inevitably gravitate toward negative feelings, mostly because I’ve found it’s difficult to write something reassuring that feels like it has any genuine sentiment behind it.  That likely says more about me than it does anything else, and uncoincidentally, is sort of thematic through-line that most of the album wrestles with.  But “It’ll Be Okay” is our earnest attempt at surrendering to sincerity and opening up to catharsis.  Sometimes cheesy is cool, clichés are cliché for a reason, and it’s okay to feel good.

    From an instrumental perspective, Kyle Resnick lent his celestial horns for the chorus, which are maybe the most identifiable trait of the song overall, and really set the track aside sonically from some of the other songs on the record.  We’re all big fans of The National, so working with Kyle was a surreal experience.  He’s also the nicest, most down to earth person you’ll meet, and of course generous with his talent.  If I was that good at something, you’d need a draw bridge to get to me.

    HO: The recording and production of the album was assisted by established people in the music industry, like Robby Takac of the Goo Goo Dolls and Kyle Resnick, who worked with the band, The National, and also featured on Taylor Swift’s album Folklore. Are you planning on working with these people again for future debut projects?

    CC: If they’ll have us after reading this!  We’re very fortunate and grateful to have had the opportunity to work with all the people who helped make this record.  Jay Zubricky mixed and engineered the album at GCR Audio and helped introduce us to Robby Takac.  Having grown up in Buffalo, getting a chance to work with Robby was a pinch me moment.  The project started in 2019 with Robby and a couple songs and ended with an album in 2022, with Jay there every step of the way (with the pandemic, logistics prevented us from working with Robby on more of the record).  Finally, I have to mention Stu McKillop who mastered the record at Rain City Mastering.  He really flipped the switch and brought the creature to life.

    HO: I also saw that you guys have shared the stage with other rock bands, such as The Joy Formidable and The Lawrence Arms. Would you be able to share when your group is planning on performing next with other musicians?

    CC: Early 2023! Follow The Eaves Band for updates!

    “It’ll Be Okay” Music Video

  • DM Stith Releases Spiritual Cover of “Man on the Moon” by R.E.M.

    There are song covers, and then there’s what DM Stith did to R.E.M.’s “Man on the Moon.” Stith’s remake is transformative, turning the hazy guitar pop tune into an ethereal 13-minute drone piece.

    Having dropped on October 14th, this remake is the upstate NY-based graphic artist and musician’s first release since his 2020 EP Waving 1-4. It’s also the first release on new NYC label Historical Fiction Records.

    Man on the Moon DM Stith
    DM Stith.

    In terms of soundscape, this cover is oriented around a fluttering piano melody and an ambient assembly of synths in the background with ghastly vocals which enter and exit throughout the track. Stith slows down the tempo to a crawl, allowing each lyric plenty of time to sink in. His whisper-like vocal performance doesn’t stray far from Michael Stipe’s original take, emphasizing the subtlety which Stith aims for.

    Reinforcing this approach, he eschews R.E.M.’s upbeat chorus and zones in on its wistful verses. He adds lyrics of his own, complementing lines such as “Mr. Andy Kaufman’s gone wrestling” with other abstract musings such as “D’Angelo’s Voodoo over first person shooters” and “Mom is sinking deeper into CNN.”

    Stith’s atmospheric take on the song also gives new power to lines from Stipe such as “Newton got beaned by the apple, good” and “Mr. Charles Darwin had the gall to ask” which admire two people who changed the boundaries of conventional thought.

    While drawn out, this cover’s sound is powerful, getting louder and slowly adding layers as it progresses. Eight minutes of buildup is rewarded in the song’s instrumental outro, which for several minutes repeats the same idea found throughout the track but with waves of distorted, torrential noise.

    Stith repeats the lyric “let’s play Twister, let’s play risk” numerous times in his cover, and fittingly so, because he most surely took risks. He abandoned a revered R.E.M. track’s song structure, instrumentation, and didn’t remotely adhere to its pacing, but still made a powerful and successful cover that earned the acclaim of Michael Stipe himself, who said “DM Stith whispers with hypnotic, bone-deep authenticity, somewhere between Nina Simone, Perfume Genius, PJ Harvey and Leonard Cohen.”

    DM Stith’s remake of “Man on the Moon” is a shocking and moving rendition that masters the art of the cover track.

  • Indie-rock band Late Sea share video for War Protest Track “Cover Up”

    The Late Sea has shared their latest video for the war protest track, “Cover Up.” Songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Izzy Gliksberg, derived inspiration to make the debut single, “Cover Up”, after seeing conflict between Israeli and Palestinians in the news. Gliksberg grew up in Israel and the war in the Middle East affects him, as he said he was “used to seeing this kind of trauma on TV”.

    Late Sea cover up
    (Photo credit: Bill Wadman)

    The Brooklyn-based band has performed all over New York State and in festivals along the east coast. Late Sea is comprised of members, Izzy Gliksberg, drummer Graham Dobby, bassist Clinton Greene and keyboardist and vocalist, Kalen Lister. Their track list starts with their 2017 release of the debut EP The Writers Trilogy, as well as a cover release of the 1964 “The Sounds of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel.

    Late Sea cover up
    (Single art credit: Alex Lorenzo)

    The group’s most recent released work is is their EP, Rumor, having came out last year and was produced by Grammy Award-winning, John Davis. Prior, Late Sea shared a video for their track, “Swan Song”, and gained coverage by Audio Fuzz on their Simon and Garfunkel 1964 staple cover.

    Music video for “Cover Up” by Late Sea

  • Alan Robert ‘Arrested’ in Brooklyn

    Spoiler NYC frontman, Life of Agony bassist, and graphic artist Alan Robert was recently caught on video being arrested with his bandmates from Spoiler at Brooklyn’s Lucky 13 Saloon.

    Well, not really. The group’s music video for “Banned in 38 States,” released this past Thursday, October 18, showed the band being carried out of the heavy metal-themed bar in handcuffs and performing from behind bars in a skit-like approach.

    Produced by Ken Lewis, a producer whose repertoire includes work with the Wu-Tang Clan, Eminem, and countless other hip-hop icons, it’s a quick, pounding punk rock track which just crosses the two minute mark. Robert proclaims the band’s infamy as inciters of punk-infused chaos, yelling on the first verse, “no where left to play, lots of hell to raise, pour me another bourbon, whiskey or wine.”

    “Banned in 38 States” is one of two new tracks from their August-released album of the same name. It’s a 15th anniversary edition of their debut album Grease Fire in Hell’s Kitchen, featuring remastered versions of the record’s original 12 songs.

    Spoiler NYC band members from left to right: Chris “Junkyard” Silletti (guitar), Alan Robert (lead vocals/bass), Tommy “The Kid” Clayton (drums).

    The other new addition is the slower, more melodic “Damaged Goods,” an ode to Robert’s tumultuous upbringing with an abusive father. “People say I will never amount to nothing, and then they’ll wait ’till I kill myself or something, then they’ll say ‘oh what a shame, he was damaged goods,” he sings on the chorus.

    The song received a Taxi Driver-themed music video back in August when the remastered album dropped.

    Spoiler NYC is also promoting Banned in 38 States with three upcoming shows: one in November in a return to the Lucky 13 Saloon, and two in December, with appearances at Coney Island USA and Bowery Electric.

    Information regarding tickets, Banned in 38 States’ limited vinyl release on Halloween, and more can be found on the Spoiler NYC website.

    Dates:

    Friday, 11/18/22: Lucky 13 Saloon, Brooklyn, NY. Spoiler NYC ‘Record Release Show’

    Sunday, 12/11/22: Coney Island USA, 1208 Surf Ave. Brooklyn, NY. Matinee.

    Sunday, 12/18/22: The Bowery Electric, NYC. All ages matinee.