Many artists struggle to establish their musical identity, laboriously tryi… Read Full Bio ↴Many artists struggle to establish their musical identity, laboriously trying on different musical styles like a piece of clothing, looking to find what fits. But there are others that emerge fully formed, in full command of their craft, their identity and their music. Tim Brantley fits firmly in the latter category. His new album, Goldtop Heights, is a captivating and moving debut that heralds the arrival of a gifted and significant new talent, one whose music feels familiar in the best possible way, while striking out on his own territory.
A Georgia boy who grew up in Loganville, near Decatur, Brantley played piano as a child, but didn’t take music seriously until he was in his early 20’s. He explains, “I started writing songs in my head, and it took my interest in music to another level. I had to pick the piano back up so I could cut music to the ideas I heard in my head. Then I started playing guitar to broaden my horizons even more.” Almost immediately, he formed a three-piece band and began playing local coffee shops and bars, going through what he calls, “the typical post-high school lifestyle.” “I wasn’t interested in anything I was doing other than music, and I loved the wide-openness of my life.”
Recording on his laptop and playing the songs he was writing for his friends, Tim saw their genuinely excited reaction. “Two friends heard the songs, and even though we were all broke, they approached me and we pooled our money to buy a microphone and a recording console.” Now recording in earnest, Tim was gathering skill as a songwriter, taking his influences, like David Gray, Elton John, Hall & Oates, Wilco and Fleetwood Mac, and using them to shape his own style. “I grew up with a lot of 70’s rock,” Tim explains, “My mom used to play Carole King all the time. I naturally gravitate to that kind of sound; there’s a warmth and timelessness to it that I’ve always loved.”
As his name grew in and around the Atlanta area, the pieces began to fall into place for Tim. Entering a citywide battle of the bands in Atlanta, Tim and his band won, which earned them some much needed cash and the notoriety to begin playing bigger shows for an ever-increasing local audience. Recording continuously, Tim hooked up with local producer Russ T. Cobb (Avril Lavigne, Hot Hot Heat, MxPx) and the two recorded an album at Butch Walker’s studio in Atlanta. The songs sparked major interest from several labels and in the end, he chose to sign with Ben Goldman’s (Ben Folds Five, Fuel, Chevelle) newly formed, independent Blackledge Records label. “Working with Ben and Blackledge has given me the freedom to be myself and to make the music exactly the way I want to make it,” he declares.
That freedom allowed Tim to self-produce Goldtop Heights, as well the space to experiment while making it. He reflects, “There was a lot of trial and error that went into the album. The songwriting is far more detailed, and that was reflected in how I recorded. We recorded twenty-five songs, and I picked ten. I spent months on certain songs, refining them until I thought they were just right.” With Tim on piano, guitar and various percussion, Brent Kinney on guitar, Robbey Handly on bass and Guy Strauss on drums, the sound they got is a commanding and infectious one, modern in feel, while also hearkening back to the 70’s pop/rock that is embedded in his musical DNA. But as Tim says, “It’s a little grittier than I thought it was going to be in the beginning.”
From the opening notes of “Damage,” the album’s first single, one hears that combination of melodic irresistibility and lyrical incisiveness that are becoming Brantley’s hallmarks. “The song is about a friend of mine – more like a letter to a friend in need,” Tim notes, “But the vibe of it – ‘Joe Jackson meets The Greatest American Hero’ wraps up for me the way it felt standing around a radio when I was growing up.”
Indeed, that feeling of being a kid again is one that’s prevalent on Goldtop Heights. Tim explains, “’Goldtop Heights’ and ‘Northside’ are the album’s bookends and I based everything on the tone of those two songs. Part of it is nostalgic. It’s me seeing things through a kid’s eyes – in that way that everything is big and heightened when you’re a child.” It’s that sense of wonder that sweeps through the album, and with the resounding piano chords, shimmering guitars and the steady, yet propulsive rhythm section, it’s 40 minutes of modern pop rock nirvana, made wondrously alive and new again. Tim doesn’t just sing the songs – he inhabits them and lives them out, making his tales of growing up three dimensional in the most powerful of ways.
Tim is currently on the road, honing his live show playing both acoustic and with a band. “It’s gaining momentum,” Tim says. “With the band, we’re getting exciting – there’s a lot of off the cuff stuff that’s happening on stage. Being on the road all the time is something I’ve always wanted.” And on Goldtop Heights, Tim Brantley is playing his songs precisely the way he’s always wanted, creating a fully realized album that is the culmination of where he’s been and where he’s going, and one that is sure to win him the notoriety that is demanded by the depth and quality of his songs.
A Georgia boy who grew up in Loganville, near Decatur, Brantley played piano as a child, but didn’t take music seriously until he was in his early 20’s. He explains, “I started writing songs in my head, and it took my interest in music to another level. I had to pick the piano back up so I could cut music to the ideas I heard in my head. Then I started playing guitar to broaden my horizons even more.” Almost immediately, he formed a three-piece band and began playing local coffee shops and bars, going through what he calls, “the typical post-high school lifestyle.” “I wasn’t interested in anything I was doing other than music, and I loved the wide-openness of my life.”
Recording on his laptop and playing the songs he was writing for his friends, Tim saw their genuinely excited reaction. “Two friends heard the songs, and even though we were all broke, they approached me and we pooled our money to buy a microphone and a recording console.” Now recording in earnest, Tim was gathering skill as a songwriter, taking his influences, like David Gray, Elton John, Hall & Oates, Wilco and Fleetwood Mac, and using them to shape his own style. “I grew up with a lot of 70’s rock,” Tim explains, “My mom used to play Carole King all the time. I naturally gravitate to that kind of sound; there’s a warmth and timelessness to it that I’ve always loved.”
As his name grew in and around the Atlanta area, the pieces began to fall into place for Tim. Entering a citywide battle of the bands in Atlanta, Tim and his band won, which earned them some much needed cash and the notoriety to begin playing bigger shows for an ever-increasing local audience. Recording continuously, Tim hooked up with local producer Russ T. Cobb (Avril Lavigne, Hot Hot Heat, MxPx) and the two recorded an album at Butch Walker’s studio in Atlanta. The songs sparked major interest from several labels and in the end, he chose to sign with Ben Goldman’s (Ben Folds Five, Fuel, Chevelle) newly formed, independent Blackledge Records label. “Working with Ben and Blackledge has given me the freedom to be myself and to make the music exactly the way I want to make it,” he declares.
That freedom allowed Tim to self-produce Goldtop Heights, as well the space to experiment while making it. He reflects, “There was a lot of trial and error that went into the album. The songwriting is far more detailed, and that was reflected in how I recorded. We recorded twenty-five songs, and I picked ten. I spent months on certain songs, refining them until I thought they were just right.” With Tim on piano, guitar and various percussion, Brent Kinney on guitar, Robbey Handly on bass and Guy Strauss on drums, the sound they got is a commanding and infectious one, modern in feel, while also hearkening back to the 70’s pop/rock that is embedded in his musical DNA. But as Tim says, “It’s a little grittier than I thought it was going to be in the beginning.”
From the opening notes of “Damage,” the album’s first single, one hears that combination of melodic irresistibility and lyrical incisiveness that are becoming Brantley’s hallmarks. “The song is about a friend of mine – more like a letter to a friend in need,” Tim notes, “But the vibe of it – ‘Joe Jackson meets The Greatest American Hero’ wraps up for me the way it felt standing around a radio when I was growing up.”
Indeed, that feeling of being a kid again is one that’s prevalent on Goldtop Heights. Tim explains, “’Goldtop Heights’ and ‘Northside’ are the album’s bookends and I based everything on the tone of those two songs. Part of it is nostalgic. It’s me seeing things through a kid’s eyes – in that way that everything is big and heightened when you’re a child.” It’s that sense of wonder that sweeps through the album, and with the resounding piano chords, shimmering guitars and the steady, yet propulsive rhythm section, it’s 40 minutes of modern pop rock nirvana, made wondrously alive and new again. Tim doesn’t just sing the songs – he inhabits them and lives them out, making his tales of growing up three dimensional in the most powerful of ways.
Tim is currently on the road, honing his live show playing both acoustic and with a band. “It’s gaining momentum,” Tim says. “With the band, we’re getting exciting – there’s a lot of off the cuff stuff that’s happening on stage. Being on the road all the time is something I’ve always wanted.” And on Goldtop Heights, Tim Brantley is playing his songs precisely the way he’s always wanted, creating a fully realized album that is the culmination of where he’s been and where he’s going, and one that is sure to win him the notoriety that is demanded by the depth and quality of his songs.
Heart of Stone
Tim Brantley Lyrics
We have lyrics for 'Heart of Stone' by these artists:
A. Hill Wade in the water Little children you are far away from…
Allman Brothers There've been so many girls that I've known I've made so…
Alvin Lee There she stood in the street Looking fine, looking sweet …
American Authors Oh now you never come around And then you're spacing out…
And One Loser means leave him alone but leaders got a heart of…
Andreas Kümmert I just need a trusting friend Someone to hold my hand The…
Anekka I bought your record in NYC Discorama down on Union Square I…
Anita Meyer Woke up this morning bad dreams in my mind recalling your …
April N. Smith The note on the table said I'm leaving today Through the…
Aya Ito and when the rain drops down my window I wonder where…
Azusa From good to bad, from bad to worse We keep on…
Baillie & the Boys Oh, wish I had a heart of stone, Then it wouldn't…
Blackjack Can you hear me Now I've found you Standing there in the…
bleachh Lights are on, no one's home Leave me here, I'd rather…
Bloodflowerz you fly with false wings too close to the sun built…
Blue Ridge Rangers Well, hearts of stone Will never break, And the love you…
Bob Catley Tell me how you hope to make amends Does the mean…
Bob Welch Written by Christine McVie. Oh I have seen Such madne…
Britt Nicole Brick by brick I built a hundred feet tall All these…
Bucks Fizz Beneath the white fire of the moon Love's wings are…
Catley Bob Tell me how you hope to make amends Does the mean…
Cemetery Sun Reach below the surface I'm struggling to breathe I can hea…
Chamber - L'Orchestre de Chambre Noir Where's all the love gone my heart's like a stone there's …
Charms Hearts made of stone Will never break For the love you…
Cher Beneath the white fire of the moon Love's wings are…
Chris Knight I grew up near what they call the flats Ain't too…
Comet Kid I see the morning, it rises above The place that I…
Consafos I called you today just to say hello, but you…
Crash Test Dummies I'll never forget The first time we met On the beach, by…
Dale Watson It's cold here in the city, and I can see…
Dan Patlansky Now look at me baby What have you done to me? Now…
Danny Dean & The Homewreckers Heart of Stone, your Stone cold it's hard to figure…
Dave A. Stewart I bought your record in NYC Discorama down on Union Square I…
Dave Stewart;Mick Jagger;Nona Hendrix;Rolling Stones There's been so many girls that I've known I've made so…
David A. Stewart Why don't you walk away Cus I'm just no good for…
De Vision I never thought I find my way Out of yesterday Time really…
De/Vision I never thought I find my way Out of yesterday Time really…
Decoded Feedback Heart without love, turns to stone It's wounded inside,…
Dotan Bleeding out My world is gone The walls come down But the…
Dream So Real I stood out under the morning light I felt the heat…
Dwight Yoakam [Chorus] This heart of stone sure is missing you Sure is wis…
E-I-E-I-O Aye, sadness been killing my mood She say I'm that nigga…
Ed Struijlaart Just in time to catch the end of the show You watch…
Elisa Rosselli I've tried to understand you But you are still a mystery Som…
Elvis Presley Hearts made of stone will never brake 'Cause your love is…
Enemy Logic Cold as ice, freezing in the dark. I can't force my…
Equatronic it's not the time to say goodbye you should take the chan…
Erasure I cry for your heart of stone I´m gonna wait until…
Europe I've told you once and I've told you twice Wait for…
Europe I've told you once and I've told you twice Wait for…
Feed Her to the Sharks There was a time I would run from the light…
Firmo Baby, it's a sheer waste of your time |to try…
Fleetwood Mac Oh I have seen Such madness in the air Just like a…
Fortune HEART OF STONE (Sweet Marie) What a night, what a night…
Freedom and Whiskey Sometimes I look in the mirror and I don't like…
Great Big Sea If the last thing I see is your face If the…
Griffin House Well the heart only breaks so many times So many times…
HAMMERSTAR Into the past of my life I have found the…
Harvard of the South I got a complicated heart, and a complicated soul. When the…
hooyoosay There′ve been so many Girls that I've known I′ve made so man…
IKO Can you keep a secret Will you hold your hand Among the…
Jeremiah Jonathan I've been feeling, I've been felling I've been feeling like …
Jeremy and The Harlequins Heart of Stone Verse 1 It's a call to the man with…
Joan Osborne Leanin' against the window of a white hotel room Lookin' dow…
Joe Chester Dancing in the gaslight, A blanket on the floor, Making…
Joe Louis Walker There've been so many girls that I've known I've made so…
Johann Sebastian Bass Your heart of stone, tells me i'm alone. In the world…
John Miles You really think you're something, Say you've heard it all …
Jonathan Jeremiah I've been feeling, I've been felling I've been feeling like …
Kaerhart Is this all there is Did we throw it away Sunk to…
Ken Tobias There's no misunderstanding I can tell by your body language…
Kerosin Time to live with broken bones You turn my heart into…
Kirsty Lee Akers You say you want me Like some Romeo You say you love…
Knight Chris I grew up near what they call the flats Ain't too…
Lasse Stefanz This heart of stone sure is missing you Sure is wishing…
Leslie Parrish We have been together Now you ask me to be just…
little white lies With no plans, with no ideas I stand alone, I disappear My…
Lovex I left my soul behind I grew my conscience blind Loved my…
Lucy Kruger Well, I’ll leave this place With my heart in a suitcase, A…
M.P.B. Band There've been so many girls that I've known I've made so…
Maddy Prior I was talking on the phone to an abstract friend All…
Magic Kingdom All my life I've been searching for The warmth that only…
Marty Stuart I ain't afraid of your bad-mouth gun You can shoot and…
Marwood Williams Sometimes you've got to be crazy Just to make it through…
Matt Costa I must confess this blood in my chest I've made a…
Maxx Tell me why oh why You always try to believe I can't…
Michael Lee I can't go Baby I can't go Down that road With a heart…
Mini Mansions Cold hearted from the Western meds, going coast to coast Dee…
MJ Noble Just like the sun you could burn me Just like the…
Motörhead You seem to think that it's a game I wish I…
MQN The beat of your heart Rocks my soul The heat of your…
News From Babel The hearts of stone were here Where waters wash The ones w…
Niemand I can call you anytime Call you over make you mine But…
Nine Tears Falling down a sense of bitterness through me with my…
Novel Ideas The Hell it was crystal clear why you left me standing here but…
O-KULT Woman shame on you for the pain you put me…
Otis Williams & His Charms Hearts made of stone Will never break For the love you…
Otis Williams & The Charms Hearts made of stone Will never break For the love you…
Paris You've got a good heart But I know it changes A restless…
Peter Green Why don't you go away I don't care I won't stand…
Peter Green Splinter Group You put the salt in my water, you put sugar…
Rachael Nemiroff Stone Stone Everybody′s got a stone that they hold on to Ho…
Rasmus Walter I don't mind falling It's just the getting up again Time aft…
Ravenous Scream and scream so loudly out When you wake up in…
Roxx Gang I'm ready for love And when push comes to shove I need…
Sandi Thom Your heart of stone treated me so bad I was the…
Sicksense & Vicky Psarakis Gave it all Just to get this fix Up on the stage For…
Silver Convention I'm so tired of living all alone Can't you see I've…
SIX You've got a good heart But I know it changes A restless…
SIX [feat. Abby Mueller] So, Henry You got a good heart But I know it changes A…
SIX [feat. Keirsten Nicole Hodgens Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert Courtney Mack & Mallory Maedke] You've got a good heart But I know it changes A restless…
Steel Pulse Heart of stone got no soul Want I fe beg fe…
Steve Camp Wake up, people, look at your ways For your hearts are…
Still Pluto Deep within my soul Lies a heart of gold Hiding from the…
sundur Maybe your expectations are too high Why do I have to…
Suzi Quatro Well I gambled, played the game Took my chances once again …
T-BOLAN からっぽの時間 流れる太陽 沈む今日という一日 ゆるがぬ想いにつきまとう不安 ちょっと 臆病(おくびょう)になるけど U…
Tab Benoit I'm getting worried Lines on my face I worry so much sometim…
Tab BenoitVoice Of The Wetlands All-Stars I'm getting worried Lines on my face I worry so much somet…
Taylor Bryant My chest punches my shirt Because I’ve yet to have been…
Taylor Dayne We need to lay in each other's arms There's nowhere else…
The Allman Brothers Band There've been so many girls that I've known I've made so…
The Dead Brothers The wind howls and the lynch mob scowls with a…
The Diamond Man Clan Oh, is your heart of stone? Oh, is your heart of…
The Fontane Sisters Hearts made of stone Will never break For the love you have…
The Good Natured I’m not listening Anymore oh-oh-oh To what you have to say…
The Jewels Tonight (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop) (Doo-wop, doo-wop-de-wop) …
The Nine Tears Falling down a sense of bitterness through me with my…
The Prostitutes Sitting alone I pick up the phone Waiting for time to…
The Raveonettes I get away just for a while I get to pine…
The Rolling Stones (M. Jagger/K. Richards) There've been so many girls that I'…
The Sun and the Sea If the last thing I see is your face If the…
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Pt. 2 Oh won't you save my soul Because my heart is made…
The Winx Club I've tried to understand you But you're still a mystery Some…
The Wolfgang Press So many times, so many times Complete the crime, complete…
Thom Sandi Your heart of stone treated me so bad I was the…
Tiger Baby SweetheartStay close to me And make me understand I know we …
Tommy Sands Hearts made of stone Will never break For the love you…
U-God [Chorus: U-God] I got a heart of stone, flesh and bone Red…
Underoath All the blood in their souls pours out, look for…
Vicky and the Vengents Gave it all Just to get this fix Up on the stage For…
Walker Joe Louis There've been so many girls that I've known I've made so…
Whiskey Myers Sometimes I look in the mirror and I don't like…
Whitesnake Heart Of Stone Coverdale The other side of midnight, Befor…
Winx Club I've tried to understand you But you're still a mystery Some…
Zigala I bought your record in NYC Discorama down on Union Square I…
♫The Rolling Stones There's been so many girls that I've known I've made so…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Tim Brantley:
157 I used to live in a house on a hill…
Angel Here is a story about a girl i used to…
Black on Black If you hit 10th street youve gone too far turn…
Bon Voyage If you ever choose to go i could go with…
Convenient You always wanted rain on a tin roof and things…
Damage Born in 84 in California bounced around and ended up…
Gold You sat in the white lines you came in the…
I Can't Make You Want Me Here's the thing I can't give you something you don't need i…
My Blue Heart Cut a heart out on a paper a shade of…
Norman Park Mandie if you hear this come home to me I…
Real I dont know whats gotten into me i dont know…
San Fran I met a man who said he wasnt from around…
Something New Summertime was the end of the line id had enough…
Worlds Away It was a saturday and i was walking round like…
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