Blank Range
Blank Range | |
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Blank Range members Jonathon Childers, Matt Novotny, Grant Gustafson, and Taylor Zachry. Photo by Joey Martinez. | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Nashville, Tennessee, USA |
| Genres | Rock, Southern rock[1] |
| Years active | 2013-present |
| Labels | Sturdy Girls Records |
| Members | Jonathon Childers Grant Gustafson Matt Novotny Taylor Zachry |
| Website | blankrangemusic |
Blank Range is an American rock band based out of Nashville, TN.[2] The band consists of singer Jonathon Childers, drummer Matt Novotny, bassist Taylor Zachry, and guitarist/singer Grant Gustafson.[3] Rolling Stone magazine describes their sound as a “magical combination of dissonant, Pavement-esque and pavement-ready garage rock & roll with a keen grasp of how to make it all wildly melodic — thanks to super-sticky riffs, restrained psychedelia and a sense of composition that's restless, surprising and pretty fearless.”[4]
Overview
Blank Range has opened for Margo Price, Tyler Childers, Spoon, Alice in Chains, Drive-By Truckers, and Death Cab for Cutie.[5] Blank Range played Luck Reunion and Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in 2018. Blank Range uses amped-up guitars, steel-guitar atmospherics, complex subtle percussion additions, and vocal harmonies to produce textured music with qualities of blues, Americana, ’70s nostalgia, Nashville heartbreak, and psychedelic country-rock.[4][6][7][8] Their debut album, Marooned With the Treasure, was released in 2017 and named Best Rock Album that year by the Nashville Scene.[9] Blank Range is set to release their self-released sophomore album In Unison, on February 1st, 2019. Pittsburgh City Paper calls their new single, "Change Your Look" a raucous garage pop good time which effortlessly showcases their blistering grooves, sticky-sweet melodies, and whip-smart lyricism.[10]
Discography
Albums
| Title | Album details |
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MAROONED WITH THE TREASURE[1]
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| IN UNISON |
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EPs
| Title | Album details |
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| PHASE II |
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| VISTA BENT |
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Singles
| Title | Album details |
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| Scrapin/Before I Go To Sleep |
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| No Aim |
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References
- ^ a b Domenighini, Annalise. "Listen to Blank Range's Southern Rock Standout "Opening Band"". noisey. Vice. Retrieved July 14, 2017.
- ^ Roffman, Michael (October 6, 2014). ""HEY, GIVE IT UP FOR THESE GUYS!" SET". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 11, 2015.
- ^ Colurso, Mary (June 18, 2015). "Sloss Fest 2015 lineup: Things to know about Blank Range before band's set at Birmingham festival". AL.com. Alabama Media Group. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ a b Moss, Marissa R (September 18, 2015). "Blank Range: Nashville's Avant-Garde Rockers". Rolling Stone. Retrieved October 8, 2015.
- ^ Hanks, Matt (November 16, 2018). "Blank Range - East Nashville's "Wildly Melodic" (Rolling Stone) Genre-Benders - Embrace The Differences That Bring Us Together On New Album 'In Unison' (February 1)". Sure Fire. Retrieved November 27, 2018.
- ^ Farrell, Margaret (November 7, 2016). "PREMIERE Stream Blank Range Vista Bent EP". Stereogum.com. Billboard Music. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ Menconi, David (March 19, 2017). "Lilly Hiatt, Blank Range Embody Nashville's Best at SXSW Showcase". Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ Redfern, Mark. "Premiere: Blank Range "No Aim" Video". UNDER THE RADAR. UNDER THE RADAR MAGAZINE. Retrieved May 17, 2017.
- ^ "Best Rock Album". nashvillescene.com. Retrieved November 30, 2018.Nashville Scene
- ^ Snowden, Jordan (November 16, 2018). "Now Streaming: #NewMusicFriday Nov. 16". Pittsburgh City Paper. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
- ^ WOODY. "Blank Range announce In Unison for 2/1 release". HearYa. Retrieved November 28, 2018.