Stand
Stand
New York, NY
Rock / Alternative
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The four lads from STAND met and began playing together in southwest Dublin. After two discs on their indie label produced singles on Irish radio charts, the band took a trip to Austin's SXSW. They relocated to New York and spent the past few years playing on the limitless stages of the eastern U.S. where critics and college audiences alike took notice.
Their near constant touring has earned them a fiercely loyal fan-base, developed by penning consistently intelligent, distinctive songs, and delivering them through a captivating live show. After one appearance before a massive summer festival crowd, Buffalo News rock critic Jeff Miers declared them a "a gimmickless band, able to generate feverish excitement both on the stage and in the studio."
In early 2006, STAND stood still in Buffalo, New York. Stuck in a February blizzard after a sold out show, the band took refuge at Chameleon West, home to that town's beloved Goo Goo Dolls, and commenced the recording of their latest workbook, Travel Light. Started in a Buffalo blizzard and completed in the late summer sun of Lexington, Kentucky, this is their most exploratory work to date and the early reviews are in. After a break in the homeland, the band returns to New York and will pick up the Travel Light tour where it last left off. The band played to a sold out room at The Bowery Ballroom in February '08 and return to the States to do it all again in mid June '08. Stay tuned. www.standland.com
Recent Press:
"They're now coming on in lyrical leaps and musical bounds.....While there's much light to be found here, it's thankfully not the frothy kind. Stand may Travel Light, but they mostly fly first class."
HOTPRESS IRELAND March 7th, 2007
HOTPRESS IRELAND March 7th, 2007
"It is as if this Dublin-based group could do no harm. Perfect in many, many ways..."
SMOTHER MAGAZINE-EDITOR'S PICK January 2007
SMOTHER MAGAZINE-EDITOR'S PICK January 2007
"The show you catch in a pub or club will be the same you catch in the arena. Trust me, that's where these Irishmen are headed."
ROCHESTER CITY NEWS November 2006
ROCHESTER CITY NEWS November 2006
"A sonically dense record, it is a pitch perfect mélange of tight hooks,engaging studio textures and infectious percussion."
IRISH VOICE Nov. 2006
IRISH VOICE Nov. 2006
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