“Where do you go? Waiting around, where do you go from here?” wonders the c… Read Full Bio ↴“Where do you go? Waiting around, where do you go from here?” wonders the chorus of “Secret Friend,” the first single from GROUNDERS’ debut self-titled LP.
With a dreamy, reverb-drenched intro, the song drifts alongside layers of wobbly arpeggiated synth lines and space-age guitar melodies. It’s the opening track, and it’s also a fitting intro to GROUNDERS. It shimmers and gleams, but there’s a scrappy, stripped-back undertone that chips away at any polish. For every catchy hook and lush arrangement throughout the album there’s a woozy counterpoint that keeps things slightly off-kilter.
Where do you go from here? Into the weird and wonderful pop world of GROUNDERS.
This spring, the Toronto-based band – Andrew Davis (vocals and guitar), Daniel Busheikin (keyboards), Mike Searle (Bass) and Evan Lewis (guitar) – will release their first full-length album, a collection of dense and intricate pop music under the gauzy veil of krautrock and psychedelia. In the time between releasing the Wreck of a Smile EP in 2013 and laying demos for their debut album, GROUNDERS rediscovered their love for classic pop music, an appreciation that had waned over the years as they became obsessed with circumventing the conventional. They listened to pop staples like David Bowie and Devo, and revisited old favourites like Velvet Underground, Neu and the Zombies. When GROUNDERS finally came up for air, they had a newfound love for pop and a glut of ideas for a debut LP.
Meanwhile, Meditation for Dummies and David Lynch’s self-help guide Catching the Big Fish, on transcendental meditation and the creative process, were passed around the van while touring through North America. As Davis’s interest in meditation increased, his lyrics began to reflect his search for serenity and inner peace.
The album came to life in two distinct spaces: Davis’s bedroom in Toronto’s sleepy High Park neighbourhood; and a spacious two-car garage packed with vintage gear from various pawn shops and second-hand stores across the country.
After recruiting DIANA’s Kieran Adams to handle drums, the band headed into the studio with longtime pal Marcel Ramagnano (Born Ruffians, Absolutely Free) to record. Months of tracking, tinkering and layering later, GROUNDERS enlisted the incomparable David Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Holy Fuck) to give each song the bombastic, fried analog treatment he’s become known for.
First single "Secret Friend" sounds like a bleached and sunbaked Zombies; “Vyvanse,” which yes, is named after the ADHD drug, contains a lilting guitar riff that’ll break your heart; “Pull It Over Me” careens into the dreamy ether courtesy of a wistful cyclical guitar that’s the epitome of a lazy summer’s day; “No Ringer” is a wobbly Silver Apples trance doused in a saxophone freak-out; "Fool's Banquet" sparkles like early Broadcast flooded by constant glistening waves of pleasure. After cross-country tours, an acclaimed debut EP and a David Lynch-inspired spiritual journey, GROUNDERS have finally come of age.
With a dreamy, reverb-drenched intro, the song drifts alongside layers of wobbly arpeggiated synth lines and space-age guitar melodies. It’s the opening track, and it’s also a fitting intro to GROUNDERS. It shimmers and gleams, but there’s a scrappy, stripped-back undertone that chips away at any polish. For every catchy hook and lush arrangement throughout the album there’s a woozy counterpoint that keeps things slightly off-kilter.
Where do you go from here? Into the weird and wonderful pop world of GROUNDERS.
This spring, the Toronto-based band – Andrew Davis (vocals and guitar), Daniel Busheikin (keyboards), Mike Searle (Bass) and Evan Lewis (guitar) – will release their first full-length album, a collection of dense and intricate pop music under the gauzy veil of krautrock and psychedelia. In the time between releasing the Wreck of a Smile EP in 2013 and laying demos for their debut album, GROUNDERS rediscovered their love for classic pop music, an appreciation that had waned over the years as they became obsessed with circumventing the conventional. They listened to pop staples like David Bowie and Devo, and revisited old favourites like Velvet Underground, Neu and the Zombies. When GROUNDERS finally came up for air, they had a newfound love for pop and a glut of ideas for a debut LP.
Meanwhile, Meditation for Dummies and David Lynch’s self-help guide Catching the Big Fish, on transcendental meditation and the creative process, were passed around the van while touring through North America. As Davis’s interest in meditation increased, his lyrics began to reflect his search for serenity and inner peace.
The album came to life in two distinct spaces: Davis’s bedroom in Toronto’s sleepy High Park neighbourhood; and a spacious two-car garage packed with vintage gear from various pawn shops and second-hand stores across the country.
After recruiting DIANA’s Kieran Adams to handle drums, the band headed into the studio with longtime pal Marcel Ramagnano (Born Ruffians, Absolutely Free) to record. Months of tracking, tinkering and layering later, GROUNDERS enlisted the incomparable David Newfeld (Broken Social Scene, Holy Fuck) to give each song the bombastic, fried analog treatment he’s become known for.
First single "Secret Friend" sounds like a bleached and sunbaked Zombies; “Vyvanse,” which yes, is named after the ADHD drug, contains a lilting guitar riff that’ll break your heart; “Pull It Over Me” careens into the dreamy ether courtesy of a wistful cyclical guitar that’s the epitome of a lazy summer’s day; “No Ringer” is a wobbly Silver Apples trance doused in a saxophone freak-out; "Fool's Banquet" sparkles like early Broadcast flooded by constant glistening waves of pleasure. After cross-country tours, an acclaimed debut EP and a David Lynch-inspired spiritual journey, GROUNDERS have finally come of age.
The Bitter End
Grounders Lyrics
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Alter Bridge I've walked every road And turned every corner Searched hig…
Amy Dalley We both know it's happening But we're frightened of the tru…
Andrew Morris We could stay up all day Crash and burn like an…
Architects When time resets, we all become zero. Decimals apart, take …
Azure Blue You gave your heart to me I can't believe it's through and…
Before the Dawn Since we're feeling so anesthetised In our comfort zone Remi…
Bigelf How will I know When it's time for me to go And…
Black Light Discipline Since we're feeling so anaesthetised In our comfort zone Rem…
Black Stone Cherry Inside these four walls Ain't nobody but me There is a pla…
Carlene Carter A silent girl, about 15 Had a vivid vision and one…
CrashMonkeys Hello hmmm it's you I don’t wanna talk to you ever…
Cursive When the bitter end arrives, Will we be at war or…
Disposable Youth Where we go from here They′re going to let you down,…
Excalibur No oh-oh People run throughout the city Radiations in the sk…
Falling in Reverse Let that fall Lost for a moment in the dark Then take…
Girls Under Glass You see me falling deep in my heart you hurt me…
Hex A.D. Nigga got kicked outta bitter end Had rough me up just…
Hot Water Music When the day stops do you still believe you were…
Insomnium The silent moment right before the Dusk fades away I open …
Insomnium - In The Halls Of Awaiting The silent moment right before the dusk fades away I open…
Irish Moutarde From Quebec city to Kalamazoo The devil himself couldn′t kee…
It's All Gone To Hell I've been betrayed before, but this time I'm not letting…
Memory Garden [Music: A. Looström, S. Johansson, T. Björn] [Lyrics: A. Lo…
Mesh I'm not ashamed I'm not a critic I'll never look up how…
Midnight Spell Desperate times, they call my name We want you, they say,…
Nim Vind Halfway into Madness Walls are closing in on my lonely world…
p l a c e b o Since were feeling so anesthetized In our comfort zone Remin…
Placebo Since we're feeling so anesthetized In our comfort zone Remi…
PLACEBO (Official) Since were feeling so anesthetized In our comfort zone Remin…
Placebo - Sleeping With Ghosts (2003) Since we're feeling so anesthetized In our comfort zone Remi…
Placebo - [Sleeping with ghosts] Since were feeling so anesthetized In our comfort zone Remin…
Placebo Placebo Since we're feeling so anesthetized In our comfort zone Remi…
Placebo(???) Since were feeling so anesthetized In our comfort zone Remin…
Red Flag You're as faithful as a shadow and as graceful as…
Richie Kotzen Purple feathers fall from the core of a handmade boa That…
Scala & Kolacny Brothers Since were feeling so anaesthetized In our comfort zone Re…
Sorry no sympathy I’ll never fear The fact that I am dying Even if I’m…
Steadman To the bitter end... To the bitter end... I'm losing my …
Stone Sour Black line run against the center of another dying sun A…
Sum 41 There's no doubt in my mind when it's over what is…
Sum 41(썸 41) There's no doubt in my mind when it's over What is…
Supreme Majesty Born from silence, Bound for silence There's no turning …
The Boomtown Rats To the bitter end We go all the way It isn't too…
The Relapse Symphony I won't stop holding on Till darkness turns to dawn We will…
Waltz for Venus Today the world ends Hope you didn't have plans If so you…
Wash This Garden With Blood Closing my eyes as I wake Bleeding them dry in my…
Xentrix Entangled in a web or sordid lies No hope until I…
× Placebo Since were feeling so anesthetized In our comfort zone Remin…
░Placebo░ Since we're feeling so anesthetized In our comfort zone Remi…
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