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"I can hear music..."
On its release 'Everything's Easy' was the number 1
selling album on CD Baby - that's no 1 of 278,510!
Winners
of the Independent Music Awards - Best US Singer/Songwriters
We are hugely proud to present the first UK tour by a band that are
simply mindblowingly brilliant. Progressing from long-time stablemates
of the Indigo Girls to major American headliners in their own right,
Girlyman are the kind of band you just never want to leave the stage.
Think Simon & Garfunkel, think Mamas and Papas, think 'I must be in
heaven'. Wonderful stuff and with a large fan base before they even set
foot in the country this tour will undoubtedly be the first of many.
Can the members of Girlyman read each other's minds? Sometimes it seems
so. Onstage they often finish one another's sentences or burst into
improvised three-part ditties so tight they seem rehearsed. Truth is,
the Atlanta-based trio has had years to develop this rapport. Doris
Muramatsu and Ty Greenstein became best friends in second grade. The two
met Nate Borofsky in college at a talent show, and since then they've
been creating their own unique language of three-part harmony. Informed
by 60s vocal groups like Simon & Garfunkel and The Mamas and the
Papas, and infused with years of classical and jazz training, Girlyman's
songs are a dance of melody and suspensions - an irresistible blend of
acoustic, Americana, and rock The Village Voice calls "really good,
really unexpected, and really different."
Everything's Easy, Girlyman's fourth studio album, is the band's most
intimate and sophisticated effort. The cover, a playful paint-by-numbers
scene, suggests a world where one creates reality with only a
brushstroke. Yet much of Girlyman's rare appeal is a willingness to see
the shadow side of its own idealism. A placid suburban childhood unfolds
amid the mounting pressure of the Watergate era in "Easy Bake Ovens,"
while the "one hundred billion metric tons" of New York City rise beside
the wide, unburdened river in "Hudson." Some songs highlight Girlyman's
trademark playfulness, as in the Tin Pan Alley tribute "My Eyes Get
Misty," while the swirling counterpoint of "Wherever You Keep" strains
musically and lyrically for the light. Self-produced and engineered,
Everything's Easy was recorded with a single, ten thousand dollar
microphone, financed by fan donations. This microphone, along with the
work of Grammy-winning mixer Ben Wisch, has created an immeasurably rich
sound.
Girlyman formed in 2001 in Brooklyn, where the friends shared an
apartment; their first rehearsal was scheduled for Tuesday, September
11. It was postponed, but the events of that day helped the trio clarify
its vision: "We decided to just have fun," explains Nate, "and not take
ourselves too seriously. We started by naming our new band Girlyman."
Others, however, took the group quite seriously. The first few years
brought critical delight, awards, and long opening runs with the Indigo
Girls and Dar Williams. Girlyman quickly became a strong headliner in
its own right, and now plays in every corner of the country to intensely
loyal "girlyfans" who often travel hundreds of miles to see shows.
Girlyman sells out renowned venues such as The Barns at Wolftrap, The
Old Town School of Folk Music in Chicago, The Ark, and The Freight and
Salvage. They also frequent festival main stages, making a huge splash
this past year at the Ann Arbor Folk Festival, the Kate Wolf Memorial
Folk Festival, and the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival, to name a few.
Most recently, Girlyman has been collaborating with comedian Margaret
Cho, co-writing songs for her upcoming album, Guitarded. Of Girlyman,
Cho says, "They seamlessly blend folk, country, pop, and rock, and they
genre bend as fearlessly and flawlessly as they gender-bend. It's the
music of my heart and soul. Girlyman is the future and the past and the
present."
"Tired of discordant progressive and oh so-experimental indie rock?
Girlyman makes folkpop music that is defined by stunning three part
harmonies and beautiful melodies. This music makes you want to sit back,
close your eyes and listen.' The Washington Post
"They seamlessly blend folk, country, pop, and rock, and they genre
bend as fearlessly and flawlessly as they gender-bend. It's the music of
my heart and soul. Girlyman is the future and the past and the
present." Margaret Cho, top US comedian
''The groups harmonies roll and tumble, soar and blend, like those
of folk music's most intriguing harmony groups.' Dirty
Linen Magazine
''Soaring harmonies, social consciousness, and impressive musical
prowess...Girlyman's bittersweet approach to the human condition will
strike a chord regardless of the listener'.San Francisco
Chronicle
"Really good, really unexpected, and really different.' Village
Voice
"Shimmering" The Boston Globend
"I challenge anyone to listen to this disc and not immediately fall
in love with Girlyman." OUT Magazine
"Just when you really get into the groove of the best new folk-rock
band to appear on the scene since Ani DiFranco reinvented the "one
girl, one guitar" routine, Little Star is over. At the end of "This Is
Me," you're abandoned, left howling for more; naked, crazy, and prepared
to hunt down Ty, Nate, and Doris so you can make them sing to you all
day long. Then the repeat function on your stereo kicks in, and your
inner beast is calmed for another 46.4 minutes." Boston
Edge