![]() ![]() "I said, 'I'm going to make a bunch of tracks for you guys and whatever you do has to be better than these tracks or they're going to be the album.' I felt like setting a bar for them. Producer Dan the Automator was brought into the process early, imbuing the entire development with a distinct sense of collaboration that married dredg's signature style with Dan's visionary approach. A shadowed mood hovers under the music, lending a sense of pensive introspection to the songs, but in the end the album emerges as a beacon of optimism.įor nearly eight months, beginning last winter, the band members-Gavin Hayes (vocals, guitars), Drew Roulette (bass, samples), Mark Engles (guitars) and Dino Campanella (drums, keyboards)-sent songs back and forth over e-mail, allowing the tracks to slowly build and layer under individual microscopes. SQUEEZY are largely based in rhythm, some of them heavy on loops, an influence clearly drawn from Dan, clearly evident on tracks such as "Upon Returning," "The Thought of Losing You," and "The Ornament." Although the tones and pacing shift as the album progresses, the songs all fall under the category of what singer Gavin Hayes calls "dark pop." "The Thought of Losing You," driven by a surging guitar riff, achieves emotional depth through simplicity rather than over-complication while "Upon Returning" pairs rough-edged guitars with Gavin's ambient vocals that soar in juxtaposition with the grinding instrumentals. New York, NY (Top40 Charts / ABC PR) May 3 is going to be a special day for dredg, with the launch of the first round of headlining tour dates (along with The Dear Hunter, Balance and Composure, and Trophy Fire) and the release of their Dan The Automator-produced CHUCKLES AND MR. ![]() ![]() Top 100 Greatest Hip-hop/Rap Singles Of All Time. ![]()
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