BAND OF OUTSIDERS "Sound Beach Time" (HPR-021)

// English //

*** "The world will be a better place when their album is released later this year." Kris Needs (Shindig!)
*** The world is now a better place! First all-new full length album in 25 years!
*** 12 songs of quintessential NY guitar rock!
*** Co-release with Rock Indiana.

Back in April, legendary UK music journalist Kris Needs reviewed the new Band of Outsiders single for Shindig!. In conclusion, he wrote: "The world will be a better place when their album is released later this year." Well the world just got a little better for Kris. And we hope, for you. SOUND BEACH TIME has finally been released.
The full album runs over one hour, comprising a dozen songs, including eight new tracks plus the four released last year as SOUND BEACH QUARTET. These songs run the gamut of the band's influences: from 60's British Invasion, psychedelia and folk rock; to 70's hard rock, glam, and punk; to 80's underground (post-punk to paisley); to 90's Americana. All produced by David Lee at his Sound Beach studio. The CD includes a booklet with lyrics and recording notes, photography by Andrew Gardner and cover art by Valentina Elise.
Band of Outsiders were formed in New York City’s East Village in October 1980, and regularly played clubs in NYC and throughout the northeast for most of that decade. Ivan Kral produced recordings of the band, two of which were first released in 1984 on a shared album with Certain General called “Far Away in America”. These and other tracks were subsequently released in 1985 in the UK and Europe (on the band’s own “Everything Takes Forever” and “Up the River”). For the “Far Away” release the band, with Certain General, made its only tour of the US south and both groups’ first visit to the UK. In 1985 Band of Outsiders spent about half the year in the UK and Europe; especially in France, where they recorded as well as toured. The group broke up at the end of a European tour in May 1987. One-off reunion gigs were performed at CBGB; in November 1988 with guest appearance by Nikki Sudden (resulting in the live album “Armistice Day”), and April 1999 (as part of the club’s 25th anniversary celebration). In October 2008, the group reformed to play a special benefit show, to help raise medical expense money for Bush Tetras’ original bassist, Laura Kennedy. Since then they have continued playing, and writing/recording new music. In 2012 they released “Sound Beach Quartet” an internet only EP of 4 newly recorded songs, and Spring Records released a vinyl only single "Gods Of Happenstance/Shakin' All Over", two songs recorded live in NYC in June 2012. Band of Outsiders: Marc Jeffrey, James McCarthy, David Lee, Richard Maurer.

"intriguing songs and with some riveting psych guitar buzzing" ~ Downtown Music Gallery
"A twin guitar fest loaded with emotional ballads and sonic benders" ~ Kris Needs
"an ensnaring ambience" ~ Art Black, Trouser Press
“quintessential NY guitar group” ~ Bucketfull Of Brains
“ageless, swirling, psychedelic punk pioneers” ~ Lucid Culture

// Spanish //

*** “El mundo será un lugar mejor cuando se publique su nuevo álbum a finales de año " Kris Needs (Shindig!)
*** ¡El mundo ya es un lugar mejor! Su primer disco en estudio en 25 años.
*** 12 canciones de quintaesencial NY guitar rock!
*** Coproducción con Rock Indiana/QueQueRes Ed.

El pasado mes de abril, el legendario crítico musical inglés Kris Needs  comentaba el nuevo single de Band of Outsiders para la revista Shindig! A modo de conclusión escribió: "El mundo será un lugar mejor cuando se publique su nuevo álbum a finales de año." Bueno, pues el mundo ya es un poco mejor para Kris. Y esperamos que para ti también. El esperadísimo SOUND BEACH TIME ya está disponible.
Un total de doce canciones, en alrededor de poco más de una hora y que recorren el conjunto de influencias del grupo, desde los sonidos más 60’s de la Invasión Británica, pasando por la psicodelia y el folk rock; el 70's hard rock, glam, y punk; todo el 80's underground (del post-punk al paisley-pop); y culminando en los sonidos Americana de los 90. Todo ello perfectamente asimilado y concretado en las brillantes y personales composiciones de Marc Jeffrey y James McCarthy, aderezado con ese particular juego de guitarras que les ha caracterizado, y producido por David Lee en su estudio Sound Beach.
Formados en el East Village neoyorkino en 1980, y habituales de la escena de clubs como Max's Kansas City o CBGB, Band Of Outsiders editaron un puñado de discos de lo que se ha definido como clásico “New York guitar pop". Ivan Kral (Patti Smith) les produjo sus primeras grabaciones, editadas en sendos maxis y mini-LPs. Su sonido seguía la estela de grupos como Television, con intensas canciones y una característica arquitectura de guitarras. Alcanzaron su cima creativa con el que a la postre fue su primer y único LP, "Acts Of Faith" (1987), y giraron por el Reino Unido y Francia. Se separaron en 1987, aunque se reunirían ocasionalmente para tocar en el CBGB, donde en noviembre de 1988 registraron un directo acompañados por Nikki Sudden, documentado posteriormente en el álbum "Armistice Day". En octubre de 2008 el grupo volvió a juntarse para participar en un show benéfico a favor de Laura Kennedy, bajista de la banda Bush Tetras. Desde entonces han seguido tocando y grabando nuevas canciones. A principios de 2012 editaron el sensacional EP digital "Sound Beach Quartet" y poco tiempo después aparece a través de Spring Records el single de vinilo en edición limitada "Gods Of Happenstance/Shakin' All Over", dos temas grabados en directo en junio de 2012 en Nueva York. Band Of Outsiders son: Marc Jeffrey, James McCarthy, David Lee y Richard Maurer.