Carcrashlander

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Carcrashlander (Portland, Oregon)

Cory Gray – keyboards, vocals, trumpet and vibes
Brian Wright – drums
Cliff Hayes – bass guitar
Alexis Gideon – guitar

Mountains On Our Backs (Jealous Butcher)
Release Date: April 7, 2009

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The first sound we hear on Mountains On Our Backs is a screeching crash of guitar and cymbals; throughout the album, strings bend, notes clash, sounds distort, waver, feed back.  Being alluring to the listener is not Carcrashlander’s main object; here, music is valued as much for its harshness as its sweetness – or anything in between – as long as it’s true to the song.  The storm passes and the beauty shows through: there’s a beat to sway to, a line that catches our ear and makes us smile.  Read More…

Media
Bio (pdf)
Album Art (hi-res)
Band Photo 1 (hi-res)
Band Photo 2 (hi-res)
mp3s 

Press Contact: Chuck Daley / Beartrap PR / chuck@beartrappr.com / (704) 649-7128