Join in the Swarming Vibrations of Ellis Ashbrook

It’s been a while since I covered an indie band, so here is Ellis Ashbrook to the rescue.

Ellis Ashbrook is comprised of John Barber (vocals, guitars), Jonathan Granoff (bass, sonic treatments), Natalie Lowe (vocals, keyboards), and Alex Major (drums, electronic percussion).

As per the description on the Ellis Ashbrook MySpace Page, Ellis Ashbrook generates ferocious sounds and swarming vibrations. Swim in a psychedelic pool of aquatic delays. Be moved by a band that has rocked audiences all over the Northeast. Their songwriting reverberates beauty and heaviness with respect for the Funk and love of unique grooves. These players and singers have the prowess, technique, and tenacity to play original music that transcends trend.

Quite a mouth-full, eh?

While the embedded video below for the song ‘Therefore However and So Forth’ has more of a 70′s rock-feel to it with the chugging riffs, a song like ‘Hard 2 B EZ’ is much mellower and highlights Natalie’s vocals as opposed to John’s. This dynamic offers a somewhat unique spin on their music.

Songs like ‘A Shot’ show why the band considers themselves to fall within the realm of experimental/psychedelic rock. It’s tracks like this and the following track on their MySpace page, ‘They Say’, which explain why I get the feeling that if someone handed me this band’s music and said ‘Hey, here is this band that never made it big back in 1976, take a listen”, I wouldn’t know any better than to believe them.

The band will be performing at Seton Hall University’s Spring Fling concert (located in New Jersey) at the end of April, so if you are in the area, swing by and check them out if the concert is also open to the public!

For more information on Ellis Ashbrook, and to see tour dates and hear their other songs, visit http://www.myspace.com/ellisashbrook

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