Grand Archives
Based in Seattle, USA, Grand Archives is an indie rock band featuring five … Read Full Bio ↴Based in Seattle, USA, Grand Archives is an indie rock band featuring five male vocalists. Mat Brooke, co-founder of slowcore cult-favorites Carissa's Wierd (not to mention an ex-member of Band of Horses) started Grand Archives with a trio of friends in September, 2006. Drummer Curtis Hall, bassist Jeff Montano (The New Mexicans), and guitarist/keyboard player Ron Lewis (Ghost Stories). Guitarist Thomas Wright signed on soon after. Judging from the first material, Grand Archives isn't a drastic change from the songwriting shown by Brooke in both Band of Horses and (even more so) in Carissa's Wierd. The latter in which he took even more part in the song-writing process.
The band emerged to little fanfare in March 2007 with two tracks posted to their MySpace page. Following an initial show with Brooke's fellow former Carissa's Wierd bandmate Sera Cahoone however, the band had their track "Sleepdriving" added to Pitchfork Media's Forkcast playlist, which provided the band with substantial Internet exposure. Pitchfork then published a more in-depth feature on the band, discussing all four demo tracks from their MySpace page.
Soon after, the band were hand-picked to support Modest Mouse on seven west-coast tour dates, and it was also announced that Sub Pop had signed the band for a full-length album.
The band released a 4 song EP May 2007 and their full length self-titled debut was released on Sub Pop February 19, 2008.
The band emerged to little fanfare in March 2007 with two tracks posted to their MySpace page. Following an initial show with Brooke's fellow former Carissa's Wierd bandmate Sera Cahoone however, the band had their track "Sleepdriving" added to Pitchfork Media's Forkcast playlist, which provided the band with substantial Internet exposure. Pitchfork then published a more in-depth feature on the band, discussing all four demo tracks from their MySpace page.
Soon after, the band were hand-picked to support Modest Mouse on seven west-coast tour dates, and it was also announced that Sub Pop had signed the band for a full-length album.
The band released a 4 song EP May 2007 and their full length self-titled debut was released on Sub Pop February 19, 2008.
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Grand Archives Lyrics
A Setting Sun We won't need twenty steps today, the gallery it swims away…
Dig That Crazy Grave On a tolerant day for the American saint Why oh why,…
George Kaminski If ever I'd, ever I'd, ever I'd, ever I'd known All…
Index Moon We were all in blue disguised in black, bad news travels…
Lazy Bones Lazybones, when you roam Don't you close your Don't you cl…
Left for All the Strays Gone for a day, seen the better you are How far…
Louis Riel Silver lines are drawn wrapped in golden twine, I've heard…
Miniature Birds Westward course of empire has got its wheels turning faster …
Orange Juice If you could believe in all the things that they told…
Oslo Novelist Silence drawing a crowd Surely you would have known Never …
Silver Among the Gold When you raise to fold, turn your face away Always the…
Sleepdriving Snow fell thick and small It buried us all in a…
Southern Glass Home Frozen rains are falling Falling on swollen eyes Didn't qu…
Swan Matches I remember hours scraped away hospital blue paint off the w…
The Crime Window Calm down everyone we've heard The water supply's got a few…
Topsy's Revenge The rumour's around, I won't last long now My cigarette ton…
Torn Blue Foam Couch Hold on the further waves are high, sleepless every night, …
Willoughby For awhile, loved all the strange thoughts Come out of your…