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.
Just Like Me
Tim Brantley Lyrics
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2-mas Why in the hell does this keep happenin to me Every…
21 Savage We never run before Everybody be body-body to body, to body …
A Boogie Wit da Hoodie Sex me, don't caress me I'm good, I don't wanna be…
Adicts (The) You say what you want to say You do what you…
Aimee Mann So maybe I wasn't That good a friend But you were one…
Amerie I've given up on love But I gave up on the…
Anders Borgius (Over again) I never love! (Over again) (I'm falling agai…
Angerfist With Tha Playah & MC Jeff Ad Just like me Don′t you wanna grow up to be just…
Apollos It's been about a year now Since I first saw your…
Belly feat. NAV Oh, oh my God, ballin' just like me She just like…
Ben Kessler I don't wanna tear you down But I don't wanna build…
Betty Who I heard she's beautiful A twenty out of ten That doesn't kee…
Billy & Sarah Gaines Bet you didn't think this was part of the plan An…
Boyz II Men 켕벚돕켕훙 Why in the hell does this keep happenin to me Every…
Brendan Benson A balloon to your lips And held between your fingertips But …
Britney Spears Got those heels on that you love The ones that drive…
Burning Aries Take a bow You played Your part so well The story's…
c.m.l. I wanna be like Starsky I wanna be like Starsky I wanna…
Ca$his [Intro: Ca$his] Uh, yeah, Blocc Boy on the beat It's Ca$hi…
Carlito ft. Maestro My baby don't care for shows My baby don't care for…
Cashis [Intro: Ca$his] Uh, yeah, Blocc Boy on the beat It's…
Cast - Muppet Babies Yeah, you may think that I'm a zero But, hey, everyone…
Chewing on Tinfoil I heard your ma cried louder than a church bell when…
Circle Jerks It's just like me to say to you Love me dear…
Combichrist Jesus loves me, this I know For the bible tells me…
Combichrist - Making Monsters Jesus loves me, this I know For the bible tells me…
Connick Jr. Harry It's three o'clock in the morning I'm wonderin' what to do…
D-Pryde Yeah Yeah Yeah Once you turn your back it ain’t no turning b…
David LaMotte I work at the Super 8 Down there by the interstate I…
Dej Loaf (DDS) I'm not dimmin' my light for no one I'm done with…
DMC As I walk through the corners of Cooley High I gotta…
E.Z. Riders Son las doce y las muchachita están llamando Dicen que hoy…
Eli Thought I couldn't live thought I couldn't breathe no How co…
Emma and The Fragments Selfish, how could you be so selfish You buy my trust…
Enesse I never said a word But you know the answers Nothing's ever…
Eskimo Joe All the time I took to make it here, you're…
Foxx Jamie Say Foxx? (Yeah) I had I had a chick man…
Fra Lippo Lippi what is there to search for, that isn't already found now…
FY (LilRiico got the sauce) Δεν κοιμάται μοναχή το βράδυ (no, …
Galactic Cowboys Lips of a lover Where an endless source of milk and…
Gem & The Deadheads Hey!(Na na na...) (Na na na...) Wake me up! 愛に溢れてる Take my h…
Gilbert O'Sullivan There's a swinging little place On the outskirts of town T…
Greg & Steve I see the imprint from his ring on your finger…
H.Williams I just stop in here to drink one beer and…
Haji's Kitchen as i look deep into your eyes, i feel your hatred…
Hank Williams Jr. I just don't like this kind of livin' I'm tired of…
Harry Connick Jr. It's three o'clock in the morning I'm wonderin' what to do…
Hawk Nelson She shows up nervously and says "It's time we settle up…
Heembeezy All these niggas want be just like me Fuck hoes, get…
Holly Beth Vincent Short hair pulled up off her face Elegant style animal grace…
Hot Chip Come around and around just like we breakdown With a fist…
Ivory Scott & Eric Bellinger ('Mano) (Hitmaka) (Sound) (OG Parker) Girl, I need somebody…
J Prince Yeah, yeah I'm the richest in my hood and that's a…
Jacob Ray I'm on a straight line To china town My phone's dead And I'm…
Jae Millz Feat. Maino Our romance won't end on a sorrowful note, Though by tomorro…
Jaime Foxx & T.I Like this, like that Like this, like that La la la like…
Jaime Foxx & T.I. Say Foxx? (Yeah) I had I had a chick man…
Jay Rock How cool is gang banging? Its love when you and your…
Jay Rock feat. J-Black How cool is gang banging? Its love when you and your…
Jay Rock feat. J‐Black How cool is gang banging? Its love when you and your…
Jay Rock J Black How cool is gang banging? Its love when you and your…
Jay-Jays I wanna know if you've been true to me I've heard…
Jay-Lee 누구라도 다들 그런가요 쉽게 지내나요, 음 음 내가 그대 맘에 들었었나요…
Jay-Rock How cool is gang banging? Its love when you and your…
Jeff Hanson If you ever leave me here on my own The focus…
Joni Mitchell I'm always running behind the time Just like this train Shak…
Julian Cartwright You You're just like me We both have the same disguise The s…
L7 Taime is a rock star Just like me Everyone loves him Just li…
Lil' Kim/Usher Just like me Just like me Just like me Just like me Yo, uh…
Lisbee Stainton I wanna be Just like you when I grow up I wanna…
Locnville What's it like to be in Paris What's it like to…
Lovers We keep waking up like this We keep seeing everything the…
Mark Lindsay It's just like me to say to you Love me do,…
Mike Breen You're struttin' into town like you're slingin' a gun Just …
MONO m.i.c Like this, like that Like this, like that La la la like…
Monument To Thieves IT CAN’T BE STOPPED Just let it happen IT CAN’T BE STOPPED…
Mouth Culture Just wanna run away Every day We gotta get away From everyth…
New Politics You say you want to save the world (just like me) You…
Newfound Courage When the stars go out And when the rain is falling I'll…
Nick Bognar I heard you found your happiness with a true Cro-Magnon…
Ofln - The Amity Affliction When you're wasted are you free Are you who you wanna…
on the front I love to wait I love girls with ex boyfriends, that…
ONE N' ONLY Like this, like that Like this, like that La la la like…
P.Moody Don't tell them why you're Tired in the morning Been Drunk, …
Paramore I slipped down the stairs Tripped over your fragile ego I …
Pat Benatar It's Just Like Me, to say to you Love me dear,…
Paul Revere The Raiders It's just like me To say to you Love me do And I'll…
Paul Revere & The Raiders feat. Mark Lindsay It's just like me To say to you Love me do And I'll…
Paul Revere / The Raiders It's just like me To say to you Love me do And I'll…
Paul Revere And The Raiders It's just like me To say to you Love me do And I'll…
Phoebe Ryan In bed with a stranger, but I can′t stop thinking That…
Poco Everybody says you look like a dove I agree I think I…
Primary My mind is blank, today And I have no words to…
Prism Future's now Here today Man has gone and found a way Now kno…
Ram Jam Wanna fight, get it right, wanna fight, baby tonight Wanna …
Rocko Feat. Jim Jones Blue Yankee fitted, get like me AZGs on the feet, get…
Roomie You were afraid But memories fade I thought you would be oka…
Sarah McLachlan DMC] As I walk through the corners of Cooley High I gotta…
Sarah McLachlan with D.M.C. You're struttin' into town like you're slingin' a gun Just a…
Scum Of The Earth As you lay beside me And stare into my eyes I wonder…
Shawn Mullins She seemed almost demented As she frantically repented F…
Sly's Alter Ego Runnin' outside with no shoes on Wasn't tall enough to mow…
Son of Rust Sometimes in apathy it comes to me just a taste of…
Stick to Your Guns ""Bottled up broken down day after endless day Falsified for…
Strung Out I want your misery I want you to be what I…
Summer Walker Why don't you tell me what she's got on me? I…
Sweet Comfort Band If I had a dime for every time I've had you…
T. Rex Want you to know I go for your squeezin' Want you…
T.I. Like this, like that Like this, like that La la la like…
T.I. & Jamie Foxx Say Foxx? (Yeah) I had I had a chick man…
T.S.O.L I think about you and I dream about you In your…
T.S.O.L. Deep thoughts sitting by the lake The visions in my mind…
Tee-N-Tee Like this, like that Like this, like that La la la like…
Tha Playah & Angerfist Just like me Don't you wanna grow up to be just…
That Dog She asked her quietly, "What can I be? What can…
The Adicts You say what you want to say You do what you…
The Amity Affliction When you're wasted are you free Are you who you wanna…
The Bensons A balloon to your lips And held between your fingertips But …
The Coasters Mary had a little lamb His fleece was white as snow And…
The Hollies I'm stubborn get jealous and I'm always late Impatient you m…
the kHAN She's more than her body More than her ass in some…
The Livid There's no regrets in here These days are shorter than I…
The Raiders It's just like me To say to you Love me do And I'll…
The Searchers Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white…
The Trees Damn if I see another first prize I'm gonna puke Wham! There…
Toe Fat Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white as snow And…
Tommy Castro V1 From hell and back to Hollywood, chasing down a dream. …
Tony Jackson It's just like me To say to you Love me do And I'll…
Twiztid Tell me are you really out of your mind? Are you…
Usher Just like me Just like me Just like me Just like me Yo, uh…
Usher Feat. Lil Kim Huh, what what You got it goin' on (what what) Huh, wha…
Usher Feat. Lil' Kim Just like me Just like me Just like me Just like me Yo, uh…
Vanessa Williams I just stop in here to drink one beer and…
various artists Yeah, yeah So what you see is only half the story, There's…
Various Artists - Mixed by DJ Skribble I just don't like this kind of living I'm tired of…
Webbie WASUP MY LIL SOILDER,YO LIL SOIDLER HIS LIL SOILDER,DEY LIL …
Will Hoge So you heard talking on the street All these things you…
Yost & Funk Each day is getting longer babe I know you make it…
Young Noble & Deuce Deuce It was a beautiful start to something special Growing every …
YoungBoy Never Broke Again (Pipe that shit up TnT) Got the same Balencis like me Oh,…
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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