Bon Savants
|
Major happenings are afoot in the BON SAVANTS camp this month. The band have a residency at Piano’s in New York City the first three Thursdays in July. And they open for Editors at the Paradise on July 30. They’ll be sporting copies of their self-released debut album, Post Rock Defends the Nation, which was recorded late last year in Western Massachusetts and mixed in Brooklyn with Bill Racine (Rogue Wave, Phantom Planet). It may not be self-released for long, however — they’ve been fielding label queries almost daily since the album track “Between the Moon and the Ocean” appeared on a well-regarded podcast. Expect several new songs at upcoming shows. “One is called ‘Never Have a Bad Day,’ and it’s pretty much the cheeriest piece of music I’m capable of juxtaposed against the most dour lyrics I’ve ever written,” says singer/guitarist Thom Moran. “Bright chimy guitars, and line after line about all the pointless things one does in an ultimately fruitless pursuit of happiness. The other is called ‘Disaffected,’ and it’s an anthem for unremarkable people. Quite nice, I think.” Moran has long been known as Boston’s foremost rocket-scientist frontman, but he gave notice at his MIT gig last month in order to focus on music full time. So that’s former-rocket-scientist frontman to you, bub.
On the Web
Bon Savants:http://bonsavants.com/
Email the author
Sarah Tomlinson:stomlins@mindspring.com
Related:
Boston music news - April 28, 2006, Boston Music News: June 9, 2006, Boston music news - January 27, 2006, More 
- Boston music news - April 28, 2006
ASA BREBNER ’s weekend-long Abbey Lounge residency, in celebration of his new live album Abbey Lode (Hi-N-Dry), drew high-profile friends like PETER WOLF and rock historian PETER GURALNICK .
- Boston Music News: June 9, 2006
The Merrimack Valley’s SHIPWRECK are the latest hardcore band to sign with Deathwish, Inc., the label owned by members of CONVERGE .
- Boston music news - January 27, 2006
ELI “PAPERBOY” REED and his eight-piece soul band the TRUE LOVES play their swan song January 28 at the Central Square VFW Hall.
- Boston music news, February 17, 2006
Converge are currently writing material for the follow-up to 2004’s You Fail Me (Epitaph) .
- Boston music news, April 14, 2006
GUSTER are gearing up for the June 20 release of their fifth studio album, Ganging Up on the Sun (Reprise), by going green.
- Boston music news, February 3, 2006
The debut from Springfield metalcore quartet LIGEIA is due March 21 on Ferret.
- Boston Music Notes: April 21, 2006
Plus, Jake Brennan's new album.
- Boston Music News, January 6, 2006
Dear Leader are hard at work on their second album; tentatively titled The Siamese Democracy , it’s due out in April on Lunch Records.
- Beneficial pop
They were calling it the “Who Stole Baker’s Shit!” benefit, but the mood at T.T. the Bear’s Place in Central Square last Tuesday night was more neighborhood spaghetti supper than riled-up rock show.
- Boston music news, May 5, 2006
HO-AG singer/guitarist Matt Parish is recuperating at home in Allston after being attacked April 22 in Oakland, California, during the local art-rock quintet’s national tour.
- Boston music news, March 17, 2006
Boston rock icons the Cars will reunite for a summer tour that hits Bank of America Pavilion on May 9. There’s just one catch: standing in for Rick Ocasek, who opted out of the reunion, will be Todd Rundgren.
- Less
Topics:
New England Music News
, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Thom Moran, Phantom Planet
