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"The Bible and The Bottle" out now!!! |
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| Location: | Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Country: |  United States |
| Last Login: | Oct 20, 2008 (432 days back) |
About Me |
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American Aquarium-The Bible and The Bottle (2008)
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TO BUY THE RECORDS ONLINE: Click here American Aquarium on Itunes: Click here Dont have Itunes? Download it here instead: Click here Contact Info: booking: americanaquarium@hotmail.com Electronic Press Kit: View American Aquarium's EPK Thanks to Magic Mike for the video.... |
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Music:Member Since: 12/3/2004Band Website: americanaquarium.com Band Members: BJ Barham- Lead Vocals/Guitar
Influences: "Tellin A Lie"--Savannah,GA--8/11/07 "Meredith--Baton Rouge,LA--5/26/07 "Lover Too Late"--Knoxville,TN--5/23/07 "California"--Raleigh,NC--1/19/07 "Road To Nowhere"--Knoxville,TN--5/23/07 "Big City"--Raleigh,NC--3/1/07 "Dandelions"--Raleigh,NC--1/29/07 "Road To Nowhere (Acoustic)"--WKNC 88.1--3/16/07 "Anne Marie"--Knoxville,TN--5/23/07 Sounds Like: Press and Reviews: Independent Weekly "...ambition that makes the band feel as though it needs to save every soul in a room with its music. Oddly, it's that same ambition--a grindstone determination to turn Barham's songs into the things that kids depend upon to get over heartbreak and jump back into love--which causes the band's long-in-coming debut LP, Antique Hearts, to work so well. Viola, mandolin, organ, guitars, drums, bass and harmonica finally give Barham's songs leeway and room to breathe, moving from broad-shoulders rock to white-neck soul over 13 tracks... ....Accompanied by this capable cast of ensemble (and tempered) players, Barham sounds like he's settling into his own, espousing his empirically derived views on life, love, loss and letting go with the confidence of a mature songwriter...." (Click here for full review) ________________________ "American Aquarium takes Jay Farrar's tooth-and-nail toughness and smears it on a Springsteen-sized canvas." ________________________ "American Aquarium musters North Carolina's Ryan Adams through cigarette-and-coffee sermons" ________________________ "hard-nosed, soft-hearted country-founded rock pushed down the road by a driving rhythm section and an acoustic guitar's unrepentant major chords but guided to safety by expansive lovelorn narratives" ________________________ "Wearing their influences (Springsteen and Son Volt for starters) as comfortably as jeans and flannel and displaying plenty of PBR-bolstered charisma, Raleigh's American Aquarium has officially made the move from up-and-coming to arrived." ________________________ "American Aquarium may have the most momentum here, thanks to a handful of long tours that have taken their alt.country allegiance deep into the Midwest and a second record rumored to be attracting some familiar labels." ________________________ Columbia Free Times "Also hailing from Raleigh, the Whiskeytown comparison is immediate with American Aquarium, but upon further listening, singer BJ Barham's Jay Farrar-like snarl comes out over a wave of smoky viola and organ, creating something apart from the hometown heroes. Solid songwriting and an eclectic array of instruments could help American Aquarium carve out its own corner of the alt-country kingdom." -Tug Baker ________________________ "Raleigh's American Aquarium's Antique Hearts is an alt-country gem, but their new song "Lover Too Late" is a music blogger's dream- an engaging tune that manages to espouse everything that makes that particular genre great." ________________________ With the intensity of a young Paul Westerberg, singer B.J. Barham drawls and yells through rocking alt-country tunes about girls, God and getting drunk. While these aren't new subjects, the approach is fresh, burning with vitriol, whiskey and the urgency of youth. With Son Volt and Wilco making music that appeals to my parents more than it does me, American Aquarium are the meek who shall inherit the alt-country earth. ________________________ "..they’ve become one of the most entertaining acts in the Carolinas, letting the raucous alt-country rock ring. " ________________________ Knoxville Metro Pulse "...with lyrics like "I had more faith in her than her mother had in Jesus" and "I told her I loved her and she told me she's leaving" layered over impassioned, countrified blues arrangements, we think this is what the Boss would've sounded like in his early years, if he were raised in North Carolina instead of Jersey." -Leah E. Willis ________________________ Creative Loafing-Charlotte "The Raleigh natives turned some heads with last year's Antique Hearts, which established frontman B.J. Barham as a sort of post-Ryan Adams Raleigh songwriter to watch." ________________________ Connect Savannah "Killer Raleigh sextet that come off like Bruce Springsteen and The Silos funneled through Whiskeytown and Uncle Tupelo’s 2nd wave take on Americana. Great, great stuff." ________________________ "a can’t miss for folks weaned on the hearts-on-their-sleeves, guitars and whiskey world of The Replacements, Steve Earle’s Dukes, Gram Parsons...Raleigh’s American Aquarium is cut from the same basic cloth, but add a violin and organ into the mix, which adds a definite Silos vibe — never a bad thing" ________________________ Columbia City Paper "Raleigh’s American Aquarium, a frolicking alt-country six piece that begs for campfires, civil war stories and Jack Daniels. If you’re interested in an essential soundtrack through the southeast incorporating the viola, mandolin, pedal steel and organ than this is your vehicle." ________________________ It’s no surprise then when I say this Raleigh group is prime for Truckers, travelers, wanderers and explorers. Catch them in this intimate venue while you can. Record Label: Last Chance Records Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Rock / Alternative / Country) |
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American Aquarium signs to Last Chance Records |
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| The following was taken from the Last Chance Records Website...Last Chance Records has entered into a multi-album deal with North Carolina's American Aquarium. A limited 180gram vinyl pressing of thei... Posted by American Aquarium on Wed, 30 Jul 2008 07:07:00 PST |
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Kind words from across the South... |
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| Columbia Free TimesAmerican Aquarium Raleigh's American Aquarium swings into town this Sunday to share its two (two!) new albums. The Bible and the Bottle is as well-produced of an alt-country ... Posted by American Aquarium on Fri, 06 Jun 2008 03:05:00 PST |
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Summer Tour 2008- Part 1 |
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| Greetings from the road. We are Atlanta,GA tonight and surprisingly we are all still alive. The past two weeks have been very eventful and I am sorry that I am not posting city by city updates this ti... Posted by American Aquarium on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 11:50:00 PST |
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Listen to American Aquarium on NPR "The State Of Things" |
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| Friday morning we appeared on NPR/WUNC on "The State of Things" for an interview/performance in support of our new record The Bible and the Bottle. We were very honored to appear on such an amazing pr... Posted by American Aquarium on Sat, 10 May 2008 01:45:00 PST |
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New(er) Songs and New(er) Record..... |
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| Hey guys,Just wanted to fill everyone in on how things are going. As a band we have a very busy month ahead and want you to know everything that is going on. On April 26th we will be having our CD Rel... Posted by American Aquarium on Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:46:00 PST |
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American Aquarium on Facebook!!! |
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| Hey guys,Just wanted to let all the facebook crowd know the we are now on facebook. Its just another way for us to stay in touch with you and vice versa. So go check out the profile and become a fan. ... Posted by American Aquarium on Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:51:00 PST |
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New Songs |
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| Hey guys,Just wanted to let everyone know what we have put some new songs up on the myspace page. These are 4 songs off of our upcoming record, The Bible and The Bottle, that will be out in April. I h... Posted by American Aquarium on Sat, 02 Feb 2008 01:09:00 PST |
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Solo Tour - Pensacola, FL |
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| My logic in planning a tour is play as close together for as long as you can to conserve driving time and cost. So when making the plans to drive from Savannah to Pensacola my logic was Georgia is the... Posted by American Aquarium on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:04:00 PST |
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Solo Tour - Savannah, GA |
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| Ok you know how there are the pretty girls that know they are pretty and flaunt it, then there are the girls that are just as pretty, but are good people. Savannah is the latter compared to Charleston... Posted by American Aquarium on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 09:18:00 PST |
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Solo Tour -Charleston, SC |
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| The state of SC is slowly winning my heart over. Tonight I played in the beautiful town of Charleston, SC. This town is the quintessential old southern town. From the cobblestone streets to the huge t... Posted by American Aquarium on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 09:59:00 PST |
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