Tune In Saturdays: Eisley
Might as well continue on with the whole good Texas music theme. The Tyler, Texas band Eisley has a brand new album, called Combinations, out on Warner Brothers on August 14th of this year. These guys are much, much too young to be writing music this good.
With the release of their first cd, Room Noises in 2003 (after winning Best New Artist from the Dallas Observer), the oldest in the group was Chauntelle Dupree at 22, with her sister Sherri, 20; Stacy,15; and their brother Weston 17 years-old. After growing up a few years, they added their 15 year-old cousin Garron into the mix in 2005.
Since the first release, they've toured with the likes of Coldplay, New Found Glory, Snow Patrol, Hot Hot Heat, and Switchfoot, and are poised for their fourth headlining tour with the release of Combinations. It's not hard to find their influences, from the Beatles to Sunny Day Real Estate and Radiohead, but their innocent sound makes them unique in the fog of sound-alikes.
From Paste Magazine:
"In this era of bling-bling hip-hop and ultra-calculated teen pop, sometimes it’s just great to hear—and kick back to—an album that doesn’t have any pre-fab designs on your pocketbook. A record that appears to exist simply as well-conceived catharsis for its creators. Looking to be this decidedly disarmed? Look no further than Room Noises, the almost ABBA-lovable debut from home-schooled Texas family band Eisley. One listen and you can’t keep yourself from surrendering—the disc sounds so serenely beautiful, so unusually assured that it’s difficult to believe the group’s oldest member, guitarist Chauntelle DuPree, is only 22."
Eisley - Invasion (mp3) from Combinations
Eisley - Marvelous Things (video)