Photo by Bill Ellison.
THE BOOM BOOM BOX
Mike Rudnicki – Guitar
Clay Stinnett – Drums
Tony Hormillosa – Bass
Ean Parsons – Guitar
Andrew Huffstetler – Vocals
Jeff Ryan – Keys, Drums
Chris Mayes – Keyboard, Lap Steel, Trombone, Guitar
CONTACTS
PRESS
BOOKING
MANAGEMENT
LABEL CONTACT
Tami
Thomsen
Kirtland Records
3100 Main St. Suite 347
Dallas, TX 75226
(214) 824-7700
PRESS KIT
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Album Cover Art { PRINT } { WEB }
Bio { DOC }
PRODUCTION
Input List { DOC }
BIO
There's strength in The Boom Boom Box's (name taken from Echo and the Bunnymen track "Heaven Up Here") numbers – and not just in the Dallas band's talented roster of eight performers, each of whom contributes intricately to the band's crushing wall of sound. No, the true, almost overwhelming power at play with this outfit comes elsewhere, in the form of the band's second and very much intended, "boom." It's here, in this subsequent wallop, where the crux of the band's true clout comes into play. It's the idea that there is more to the final equation than initially expected; that, after withstanding the band's initial sonic slap to your face, the best move is to immediately prepare for another, more dominant surge.
Indeed, dominance is something with which The Boom Boom Box's members are well familiar. Drawn from some of Dallas' greatest bands (Baboon, Sarah Jaffe, Pleasant Grove, Pinkston, Falkon, Ghostcar and more) The Boom Boom Box and its players rise anew with Until Your Eyes Get Used to the Darkness, their first full length release. It's a focused, tightly wound effort – one that teases a fatal unraveling but craftily avoids such fate. Produced in the summer of 2011 by John Congleton (St. Vincent, The Walkmen, Explosions in the Sky), the album builds upon the solid foundation of the band's 2008, self-titled debut EP to reveal a band inspired with uncompromising ambition.
Right at the onset of this latest batch of dynamic and heady psychedelic rock, The Boom Boom Box makes their impassioned introduction: "Oh, can you feel?" vocalist Andrew Huffstetler asks his band's audience with a sneer in the chorus of the album's lead-off track, "White Chocolate." It's almost as if he's chiding the listener, as if he and his muscular backing players are mocking those who can't handle Until Your Eyes Get Used to the Darkness' incessant offering. It's a staunch, with-us-or-against-us declaration, a call to quit stalling and to – finally – pick a team.
Pity upon those who don't choose The Boom Boom Box's side. BOOM!
RELEASES
The Boom Boom Box
Until Your Eyes Get Used to The Darkness
CD TRACK LISTING
01. White Chocolate
02. City Bus
03. Wooden Sword
04. The Uniform
05. Shattered
06. Hit the Deck
07. Living in Spain
08. Holiday
09. Hands
10. White Chocolate (Reprise)
CATALOG INFO
Title: Until Your Eyes Get Used to The Darkness
Label: Kirtland Records
Catalog Number: KR-60
Release Date: 01/24/12
Format: CD
Type: Full
