Bronze Radio Return is an American indie/roots rock quintet from Hartford, … Read Full Bio ↴Bronze Radio Return is an American indie/roots rock quintet from Hartford, Connecticut. The band was formed by singer/songwriter/guitarist Chris Henderson after he attended the Hartt School of Music. Fellow Hartt School Alumni Rob Griffith (drums), Bob Tanen (bass) and Matt Warner (organ/keyboards/samples) help complete the line-up with Patrick (Packy) Fetkowitz (Lead Guitar). The name Bronze Radio Return was inspired by an old radio Henderson grew up listening to in his father's art studio in Maine.

“I just fell in love with a forty-five (rpm record) been kept alive in a box over 30 years old,” sings Chris Henderson, the front man of the Hartford, CT, band BRONZE RADIO RETURN. This lyric, from their full-length debut album, OLD TIME SPEAKER, begins to paint the picture that enables your understanding of the group and their music. Like listening to old Bluesmen on your iPod Touch, BRONZE RADIO RETURN is about the juxtaposition of the old and the new. The love for these old records is a mutual feeling shared by the band members, who attribute their sound to the music that came long before their childhoods.

The serious nature of the band members’ musicianship led them to study their craft for their higher education. They met playing throughout CT and NY in various permutations through mutual friends. The way they modernize this traditional American style of music is what makes them truly unique. “We each offer a different spin on the music we play,” offers Henderson, who professes great appreciation for Ben Harper and Muddy Waters. “That’s really how we found our unique sound. Everyone has a voice and adds to it.” Bandmates Struble and Griffith cite Stevie Wonder, while Tanen is moved by the modern-day Stone Temple Pilots’ tight bass groove. CCR and Stevie Ray Vaughn light Fetkowitz’s fire, and Warner rounds it out with a push from Tom Petty.

Producer, Doug Derryberry (Bruce Hornsby, Ben Folds Five) discovered BRONZE RADIO RETURN's considerable talents at a NYC show and produced their first EP. More recently, the Northeastern band’s collaboration with Midwestern producer/multi-instrumentalist Chad Copelin brought them to a Southern studio and resulted in the creation of a ten-song album. OLD TIME SPEAKER has brought the band's sound to a whole new place, and the band has made it their mission to experience as much of this country as possible, hitting the road for incredibly long stretches to share their music with as many as possible.

Myspace Records brought BRONZE RADIO RETURN into their stable of 'Friends and Family' – the best unsigned bands on the popular portal. Exemplified by tracks like “Pullin’ on the Reins,” “Strawberry Hill,” and “Wolves,” OLD TIME SPEAKER has what it takes to please lovers of all kinds of Rock & Roll.

Henderson concludes, “Ultimately, we want to make people move when they hear our music.” With their non-stop touring, get ready for BRONZE RADIO RETURN to ‘move’ into your town soon!

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Bronze Radio Return Lyrics

We have lyrics for these tracks by Bronze Radio Return:

All In I'm gonna take these rocks and turn em into diamonds Sell…
Blurry-Eyed Worries A standard lie, or common truth* I don’t know for sure A…
Broken Ocean When the roof falls in, the sky begins to pour* All…
Build a Stage Day breaks and a single man With one hammer and two…
Down There Meet me by the river when the sun's going down* Make…
Everything Moves Stumble in, fight the spin* If you don’t you’re falling on…
Further On Smoke in the sky and fire in the air Desire burns…
Keep or Lose It's been quiet for a while Now there's something making noi…
Light Me Up I don't really know you But I hope we can relate Woah,…

Lo-Fi I said this old time speaker just blew my mind It's…
Melting in My Icebox You've got a feeling, it's in a moment. Want to…
Mister Mister Hey mister, mister, you can have my day but you…
Nowhere to Be My job is done for now at least My calendar is…
Only Temporary You might be sleeping when he calls You might be dreamin'…
Pocket Knife Honey, I've gone all out and I've been broken in. When…
Pullin' On The Reins Kyle is a cashier in the corner village store Seven days…
Rather Never Know It's the best route in the motel from the nights…
Rough Town “Where you from?” he asks* “Oh no, that city I always…
Say Hello Sometime And as a matter of fact There's a time and a…
Sell It to You I find myself staring at the shelf* With a hundred boxes…
Shake Shake Shake Our love story could be kinda gory, far from boring, We'd…
Shake, Shake, Shake Line the room Find a drink and drain the glass as…
Sticks and Stones Oh, just leave it all* We found the pipe here that…
Still Wandering My home, has got a highway A straight road To follow And whe…
Stone's Throw Away Hold on, this big wave Will wash us all ashore With nothin…
Strawberry Hill Get your thrills on strawberry hill In all your worlds the…
Sylvan Hey Sylvan, what′s to say? It feels so strange to sing…
There Will Be Another It′s never easy being told You're not enough, you don′t fit…
Up, On & Over I'm at the base of the mountain running uphill. You're…
Warm Day Cold War Even cold wars have their warmer days* When everything stop…
Warm Day, Cold War Even cold wars have their warmer days* When everything stops…
What Good What good is a microphone?* When your words, you still don’t…
Wolves Thick fog It hangs, it hangs in the air For now, our…
Wonder No More Ghost with a name, it used to haunt me* Taunt me…
World Spin Home Spun Drive all night and you're almost home. You sing along…

Worth Wondering Four long years I don't know where I've gone But I'm awake…

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