Grand Atlantic: “How We Survive”, US release for March 9 and tour on the way to SXSW!

Coast Is Clear mp3 Grand Atlantic How We Survive

I’ve been emailing with Joe, manager of the Grand Atlantic, for a while now about getting this band to SXSW and then to Chicago and yes! It’s happening! Go see this band, you will not regret it. They have been getting major radio play in Australia and I know once they hit the US they are going to really take off. I’ve been in love with this album since I heard it last summer. xoxo

“…most of the songs recall the time when bands like Teenage Fanclub, the Posies, Redd Kross and Velvet Crush made power pop with enough sonic muscle to rival the grunge band…How We Survive is highly recommended…”(Underneathica, USA)

Described by Ripple as molding the “psychedelic post-punk ethereal moods of their countrymen, The Church, with the shoegazing swirling madbeat of The Stone Roses”, Brisbane Australia’s Grand Atlantic will release How We Survive on March 9th, 2010 through Laughing Outlaw Records with a SXSW showcase on March 18th and 20th.

A swaggering rhythm section in tow, Grand Atlantic combines crunchy riffs and chiming, Byrds-esque guitars, welded seamlessly to robust pop songs with instantly-memorable choruses. Lyrically, the new album attempts to reconcile lead singer Phil Usher’s feelings on mortality and loss, self-belief vs. self-doubt, and the challenges of living in this modern world. If that all sounds too serious, don’t be put off – these songs are a testament to the resilience of the human spirit, and Usher delivers an uplifting set of pop gems that can stand proudly beside the best in the genre. Usher says “The title of the album deals with how people particularly in our Western society get by from Sunday to Sunday and the differences and contrasts that people from diverse cultures experience. What someone in our city considers a tough time is completely different to what someone in a war zone would be experiencing daily. I think the title is particularly aimed at Westerners, as most of us have been handed so much opportunity, yet we often complain and think that we are hardly done by.”

US Tour Dates
Fri Mar 5, 2010: Hotel Utah – San Francisco, CA
Sat Mar 6, 2010: Jose’s Lounge Underground – Monterey, CA
Sun Mar 7, 2010: The Viper Room – West Hollywood, CA
Tue Mar 9, 2010: Martyrs’ – Chicago, IL
Sat Mar 13, 2010: Spike Hill – Brooklyn, NY
Sun Mar 14, 2010: The Living Room – Manhattan, NY
Tue Mar 16, 2010: The Backroom, Mink on Main – Houston, TX (Pre-SXSW Australian Showcase )
Thu Mar 18, 2010: Sonny’s Vintage – (2nd Annual Psychout party ) Austin, TX
Thu Mar 18, 2010: Red7 – (official SXSW showcase) Austin TX
Sat Mar 20, 2010: Maggie Mae’s – (Sounds Australia Day Party, SXSW ) Austin, TX
Sun Mar 21, 2010: The Joint – West Hollywood, CA