Track from the album: Always On The Cool, releases April 20, 2019
Spell Runner: Albany Band Merges Hardcore, Goth + Rockabilly on “The Phantoms”
The following is an excerpt from an article on NeoEcho written by Carlos Martinez:
When Spell Runner was pitched to me, the descriptor “psychedelic hardcore” was used, which definitely got my attention. When I listened to the band, I heard elements of stuff like the Cramps and classic punk thrown into the mix. But how would some in the actual band describe Spell Runner and what they're doing? "Musically, we're trying to combine the fun intensity of hardcore punk with an ominous atmosphere," they told me via email. They continued to break it down for me: "Main influence in the guitar work comes from surf and rockabilly legends like Link Wray, Duane Eddy, The Shadows, The Chantay's and the like. Effects pedals used by both bass and guitar layer in this mood that give the songs a dark, wavy feel that we're going for. Vocals and drums carry the rest into the hardcore punk world.
"We're trying to capture that attitude of old greaser flicks and noir type vibes at the same time. If Dick Dale went goth and then joined the Bad Brains, maybe it'd sound something like Spell Runner."
Read the entire article: http://www.noecho.net/features/spell-runner-band
Track from the album: Always On The Cool, releases April 20, 2019
ReplyDeleteSpell Runner: Albany Band Merges Hardcore, Goth + Rockabilly on “The Phantoms”
The following is an excerpt from an article on NeoEcho written by Carlos Martinez:
When Spell Runner was pitched to me, the descriptor “psychedelic hardcore” was used, which definitely got my attention. When I listened to the band, I heard elements of stuff like the Cramps and classic punk thrown into the mix. But how would some in the actual band describe Spell Runner and what they're doing? "Musically, we're trying to combine the fun intensity of hardcore punk with an ominous atmosphere," they told me via email. They continued to break it down for me: "Main influence in the guitar work comes from surf and rockabilly legends like Link Wray, Duane Eddy, The Shadows, The Chantay's and the like. Effects pedals used by both bass and guitar layer in this mood that give the songs a dark, wavy feel that we're going for. Vocals and drums carry the rest into the hardcore punk world.
"We're trying to capture that attitude of old greaser flicks and noir type vibes at the same time. If Dick Dale went goth and then joined the Bad Brains, maybe it'd sound something like Spell Runner."
Read the entire article:
http://www.noecho.net/features/spell-runner-band
https://spellrunner.bandcamp.com