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Huntsville Times, February 2007 PreviewSeepeopleS brings an 'in-your-face' style to the stage - see for yourself Asheville, N.C.-based SeepeopleS is a rock group that calls itself a blend of "pop, reggae, trance, prog-rock and ambient styles, simultaneously eclectic, tightly crafted and pioneering." Still, the four guys try not to take themselves too seriously, evidenced by the title of their upcoming third album, "Apocalypse Cow Vol. I," to be released March 20. The group is performing Friday night at Crossroads, 115 Clinton Ave. Their first single is "Apocalypse Cow" - an inside joke with fans - and the video for the song is a hoot. The guys are performing on a stage, all their instruments are made of cardboard, and lead singer Will Bradford is wearing an Army hat. Their fans are called the SeepeopleS A.R.M.E. "Dan (Ingenthron, bass/vocals), Tim (Haney, drums) and I are the original members, and this is our 10th year now," Bradford said. "So it's hard to take everything too seriously." The group has fun but does take its lyrics seriously, and the albums have won accolades from critics. Amped magazine says "even with the simplest melodies, they layered on plenty of sounds and influences, whether it was church organ, space bloops and bleeps or dub reggae reverb." Said Bradford: "Our new album is 'Apocalypse Cow,' and we're sort of calling it the end of the world in case it happens. We definitely try to take our lyrics seriously, whether it's fashionable or not. "We listened to a lot of (Bob) Dylan when we were younger. We're not saying it's an apocalyptic view, just the general assessment of the world around us." SeepeopleS' influences include Burning Spear, the Orb, Pink Floyd, Radiohead and Kula Shaker. The group formed in Allston, Mass., in 2000 and released "For the Good of the Nation" in 2002. It featured one of Bradford's major influences, former Morphine sax player Dana Colley. In 2002, Haney and Ingenthron left for personal reasons, but Bradford continued on and released "Corn Syrup Conspiracy" in 2004 with Tim Reynolds, Dana Colley, Spearhead's Dave Shul and Peter Keys and Ray Davis of Parliament Funkadelic. In 2004, the original lineup reunited and has opened for acts ranging from the Presidents of the USA and Cracker to De La Soul, Sound Tribe Sector 9 and Pete Yorn. "We're definitely a rock band first and foremost," Bradford said. "It's loud and bombastic and crazy. We're almost a punk band. It's an in-your-face kind of experience." By Chris Welch |
Apocalypse Cow Vol. I