Thanks to North of Grand for letting me play this unreleased demo.
A Farewell To Rockets, the fifth album from Iowa’s North of Grand, marks the end of an era and the beginning of another. The band’s Brolester Records debut is a tribute of sorts to the Rocket Transfer Warehouse, the brick building NOG called home for a decade before being booted - so the structure in downtown Des Moines could be converted into condos. Rockets is also NOG’s first recording as a quartet. The addition of lead guitarist Matt Wellendorf has transformed the band from a somewhat simple, punk-pop trio into a fully-realized rock n roll machine...
Rockets displays North of Grand's knack for writing catchy, guitar-driven rock n roll, littered with powerful hooks and memorable lyrics. The nine songs, clocking in under 28 minutes, feature fist-in-the-air choruses, blistering solos and Thin Lizzyesque dualing guitars backed by a straight forward, hard-hitting rhythm section.
- from their Facebook page
Lineup:
Sean Wilson - vocals, guitar
Dan Ketelsen - bass
Pat Curtis - drums, backing vocals
Matt Wellendorf - lead guitar
As a bonus, here's a live version:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/northofgrand/
Bandcamp:
https://northofgrand.bandcamp.com/
ReverbNation:
https://www.reverbnation.com/northofgrand
A Farewell To Rockets, the fifth album from Iowa’s North of Grand, marks the end of an era and the beginning of another. The band’s Brolester Records debut is a tribute of sorts to the Rocket Transfer Warehouse, the brick building NOG called home for a decade before being booted - so the structure in downtown Des Moines could be converted into condos. Rockets is also NOG’s first recording as a quartet. The addition of lead guitarist Matt Wellendorf has transformed the band from a somewhat simple, punk-pop trio into a fully-realized rock n roll machine...
Rockets displays North of Grand's knack for writing catchy, guitar-driven rock n roll, littered with powerful hooks and memorable lyrics. The nine songs, clocking in under 28 minutes, feature fist-in-the-air choruses, blistering solos and Thin Lizzyesque dualing guitars backed by a straight forward, hard-hitting rhythm section.
- from their Facebook page
Lineup:
Sean Wilson - vocals, guitar
Dan Ketelsen - bass
Pat Curtis - drums, backing vocals
Matt Wellendorf - lead guitar
As a bonus, here's a live version:
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/northofgrand/
Bandcamp:
https://northofgrand.bandcamp.com/
ReverbNation:
https://www.reverbnation.com/northofgrand
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