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4/11/2010
Delta Spirit is coming to town in July - we're very excited about that. We've been dorking out about their album for a while now. It is fantastic. Check'em out if you have not already.
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3/29/2010
From Space City Rock:
I really love The Small
Sounds. I can't say enough good things about these guys, seriously;
they're up near the top, at least, of the small pile of really, really,
really good local country-ish/-influenced roots-rock bands, and it's a
hard call whether I like them, Buxton, or The Literary Greats the
most. They're an awesome band. I'm still most fond of the slower, more
melancholy songs ("Leave Virginia Girl", in particular), but they've
really hooked me with the louder, more rocking songs now, too. See 'em soon,
before they become at least city-wide household names.
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3/1/2010
Recording, plotting, scheming. By the way, congrats, Omar, on what looks to be an incredible lineup for Summerfest this year. You are the awesomest.
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11/14/2009
We
recently received good news from our
nations airwaves - In the last
few weeks, our latest album was picked up by 40+
radio stations and in a number of these
is
already in the top 30 most played albums. Also, Mark and Paul
just finished
off recording drums and bass for the new album
so we’re
officially knee deep in
numero 2 …lots of good things going down
and many many new tunes falling into
place.
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8/21/2009
More kind words from our friends at Space City Rock, this time regarding our performance at Free Press Summerfest:
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8/10/2009
Well, Summerfest has come and gone, and we had a blast. Congrats to Omar Afra at Free Press Houston and the folks at Pegstar for a massive success. And the local bands who played . . . incredible. Eastern Sea, Buxton, Sideshow Tramps, Southern Backtones, just to name a few. We can't wait to see them play again.
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6/1/2009
We've got a great show on June 20 at Walter's with Elkhart from Dallas and The Literary Greats. Elkhart has been getting rave reviews for their recent album The Moon, and The Literary Greats made the CMJ Top 200 for 2008. We're excited to be playing with them and hope to see you there.
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4/15/2009
Some love from Space City Rock:
THE SMALL SOUNDS: One of the best, most genuinely great surprises of the Block Party for me, I just happened to catch The Small Sounds while meandering around & waiting for thelastplaceyoulook
to show up over at the Avant Garden, and I'm totally glad I did. Nice,
not-too-countryish roots rock, played by a bunch of guys who obviously
know what they're doing; I was mesmerized when guitarist Craig Feazel
sat down and started playing the pedal steel, in particular. A
beautiful, beautiful sound, understated and melancholy but still
confident as hell. Wow. I need to hear more...
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2/17/2009
Kind words from IndieHouston.org for our latest album:
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1/15/2009
The Small Sounds are Houston Press' Artist of the Week:
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1/9/2009
The Small Sounds make a 2009 top ten list --- check it.
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1/8/2009
Let us show you around Houston, courtesy of Aquarium Drunkard:
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12/18/2008
The Small Sounds are settling in for Xmas - join us at Firehouse Saloon December 27 in Houston. And check out the new Blitzen Trapper album Furr - good stuff.
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12/15/2008
Check out our album review in Free Press Houston:
The Small Sounds have carved them selves out an album out that is more
country than 'Indie Country' but waaaaaay to the left of 'orthodox'
Nashville Country. This 12-song full-length album has grit, tenacity,
stellar vocals and playing, and sounds quintessentially Houston. The
haunting tale of Mothers and Daughters
is a pretty Texas country ditty played within the framework of a
Beatles-esque progression (without sounding contrived). This album is
recorded simply and cleanly without the corny sounding, over washed
reverb that all the kids are using these days to record their brand of
Country. Or whatever. As for live performance, The Small Sounds pull
off all their antics on stage with ease and their harmonies are a
delight.
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10/20/2008
We'll be opening for Sole and The Skyrider Band at Numbers on October 30. Come and check them out - very cool stuff.
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9/4/2008
:::: IT'S HERE :::: The Small Sounds: The Small Sounds
The Small Sounds first full length album is now available in local stores, Itunes, Amazon, Emusic, Rhapsody and CDBaby. See our Wares page to order and our Myspace page to listen to some of the songs. |
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7/30/2008
In case you couldn’t make it - a review of our show from the 2008 Houston Press Music Awards Showcase: http://blogs.houstonpress.com/rocks/2008/07/hpma_aftermath_small_sounds_yo.php
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7/10/2008
The Small Sounds have been nominated for the "Best Unclassified Band" award in the Houston Press 2008 Music Award. Of course we would sincerely appreciate it if you would take a couple of minutes to place your vote in our favor. Also be sure to check out the many other great local Houston bands nominated this year (such as Katie Stuckey, Buxton, The Scattered Pages, The Literary Greats, and Beetle ... ). Go here to vote: http://houstonpress.com/extras/promotional/music-awards
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6/5/2008
The Small Sounds first full length album is in the mixing stages and will be available very soon. Feel free to check out a couple of early unmixed tracks on our Myspace page.
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