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New York City's White Light Motorcade is a rock revival, unabashedly loud and eclectic, mindful of their roots but grounded in the present. Like the band's influences both old school (The Stooges, MC5) and new (Supergrass, Muse), they transcend the high volume intensity with keen melodies and well-crafted songs. But if this is pop, it isn't pretty. The songs are often brash and in your face, while still retaining an instinct for dynamics and well-timed moments of Brit-edged (a la Stone Roses) machinations.
With conviction and chemistry, White Light Motorcade literally explodes on stage and on record, testing the waters of something beyond "appropriate" volume, reveling in a wide array of four-on-the-floor angst and aggressive, amp-heavy crunch. Between singer Harley Dinaro's back-street, proto-punk snarl, the emphatic bite of guitarist Mark Lewis, and the airtight bombast of drummer Steven Slingeneyer and bassist Tommy Salmorin, WLM still sounds as though they are avoiding easily placed musical labels.
Having recently signed to the independent label Octone (an artist development co-venture with J Records), White Light Motorcade is poised to build on the strong word of mouth generated in New York City after just a few shows. Plus, with bands like The Strokes, The Vines, The Hives, and The White Stripes gaining ground on the airwaves, Dinardo is optimistic about WLM's ability to make its own mark in the cause to bring rock back to radio: "Things can only get so crappy until they begin to turn around," offers Dinardo. "People are starting to care about what they listen to again - we're right there with them."
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CD: Thank You, Goodnight!
Label: Octone Records
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CD: Thank You, Goodnight!
Label: Octone Records
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CD: Thank You, Goodnight!
Label: Octone Records
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