Artist description FIRECRACKER just might be the best new band in San Francisco...if it's fair to call them a new band at all. The roots-rock five-piece spent a year and a half burning down the SF club scene as Darling Clementines, a six-member alt-country barnstorm. But as they evolved, the band’s country underpinnings became more and more subtle, and the rock and pop components rose to the surface of their sound. They embraced this new direction, and after a line-up shift and a sharpening of focus, emerged as FIRECRACKER with a new, self-released EP titled "Certain Things Last." Songwriters Scout Finch (vocals/guitar) and Russell Tillitt (piano) craft shimmery, rootsy pop gems about love and loss, longing and memory. The band, which includes San Francisco music scene veterans Russ Kiel (guitar/vocals), Gardner May (bass) and Peter Craft (drums), brings an honesty and integrity to the songs that come across just as clearly in the studio as in live performances. Smart, evocative lyrics, hooky melodies and rhythms that range from country train and shuffle beats to straight-ahead rock & roll create a sound that defies attempts at comparison. Steeped in old-school traditions, Firecracker succeeds in forging a new and brilliantly original path. "Certain Things Last" was produced by Mark Keaton (John Wesley Harding, Red Meat) at Sharkbite Studios in Oakland CA, with additional engineering by Jon Evans (Tori Amos) at San Pablo Recorders in Berkeley. It will be available in December through the band's website, as well as through select mail order and retail outlets.

Music Style Rock, Americana

Group Members Scout: Vocals, Guitar Peter Craft: Drums Gardner May: Bass Russell Tillitt: Piano, Organ, Vocals Russell Kiel: Guitars, Vocals

Albums Certain Things Last

Location San Francisco, CA - USA

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