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Origin | Memphis, Tennessee, United States |
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Genres | Garage punk, garage rock |
Years active | 2001—present |
Labels | Merge, In the Red, Norton, Sympathy for the Record Industry |
Associated acts | Compulsive Gamblers, Oblivians, Greg Oblivian & The Tip Tops, 68 Comeback, The Deadly Snakes, Mary Weiss |
Members | Greg Cartwright (guitar/vocals) Benny Trokan (bass) Mike Catanese (guitar) Dave Amels (keys) |
Reigning Sound is an American garage punk band originally based in Memphis, Tennessee, now located in Asheville, North Carolina. In 2012 it signed to Merge Records. The band's current lineup includes songwriter Greg Cartwright (lead vocals/guitar), Benny Trokan (bass), Mike Catanese (guitar), Mikey Post (drums) and Dave Amels (organ).
As of 2019, along with fronting Reigning Sound, Cartwright also reformed his past band Greg Oblivian and the Tip Tops.
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History[edit]
Reigning Sound was formed in 2001 by Memphis garage punk musician Greg Cartwright (vocals/guitar), who is also known for his bands the Compulsive Gamblers and the Oblivians. Originally the Memphis-based band featured Cartwright, Jeremy Scott (bass), Greg Roberson (drums) and Alex Greene (keyboards and guitar.) However, after Cartwright re-located his family to Asheville, North Carolina in 2004, bassist David Wayne Gay, drummer Lance Wille and keyboardist Dave Amels joined Cartwright until October 2011.[1]
Reigning Sound's debut was 'Two Sides to Every Man,' a three-song 7', released in May 2001. One month later came their first full-length album 'Break Up, Break Down' (Sympathy for the Record Industry.) With its country-folk melodies, the first album was to be an early blueprint of where Cartwright's songwriting was headed.
'Time Bomb High School', (In the Red) was released in August 2002, and is known for its polished sound, pop hooks and delicate balance of classic R&B and rock & roll. Aside from the originals on the album, Cartwright blended in cover songs like 'Stormy Weather' and 'Brown Paper Sack', producing them in the same, recognizable sound the band had developed.
Reigning Sound's third album 'Too Much Guitar,' (In the Red) was released in May 2004 with recording help from fellow Memphians Jay Reatard and Alicja Trout from the Lost Sounds; with a noticeably louder and noisier sound than previous recordings. Songs laced with psych-pop, garage, soul, country and (of course) too-much guitar compete with Cartwright's vocals at times in the loud fuzzy mix. An opening slot on a huge American tour with the Swedish garage band The Hives helped to promote the album shortly after its release. A misprint in the album credits gives the impression that founding member Alex Greene appeared on only one song. In fact, he played on half the album: 'You Got Me Hummin', 'When You Touch Me,' 'Get It,' 'Drowning,' 'Uptight Tonight,' 'Let Yourself Go,' and 'Medication.'
'Reigning Sound: Live at Maxwell's' (Telstar/Spoonful) was released in July 2005. The notorious end of the gig features Cartwright (with no back-up set) breaking all but three guitar strings but still finishing the show for the rowdy crowd. This rough-sounding live album is the only record featuring the Sam Cooke cover track 'I Need You Now,' as a homage by Cartwright to one of his favorite singers.
In September 2005 The Reigning Sound released a rarities comp Home For Orphans (Sympathy for the Record Industry.) The album features slower, moodier alternate versions of tunes from 'Too Much Guitar' along with some other unreleased tracks.
Late in January 2006, Memphis based Goner Records released 'The Reigning Sound: Live at Goner Records,' a daytime in-store performance recorded in June 2005. The album also hosts cover songs like 'Black Sheep' by Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs, 'Tennessee' by Carl Perkins and 'Do Something' by The Swingin' Yo-Yo's.
After spending a portion of 2005 recording an album for George Soule with Dan Penn and Spooner Oldham, the band once again began recording with Mary Weiss, of the 60s band The Shangri-Las, widely known for their hit 'Leader of the Pack.' Reigning Sound was the backing band on the first new Mary Weiss album in over three decades. Cartwright also co-produced the album with Billy Miller and wrote nine of the 14 songs featured on the record. Norton Records released 'Dangerous Game' in March 2007, receiving favorable reviews from the likes of Rolling Stone Magazine as well as performing with Weiss on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
Reigning Sound released a new full-length album, 'Love & Curses,' on In the Red Records in August 2009, featuring 14 songs including one cover, 'Stick Over Me', originally recorded by a '60s band called The Glass Sun (interpreted on the album as 'Stick Up For Me'). In September 2010 Reigning Sound's cover of 'Mind Over Matter, '50s R&B cover, for the compilation Daddy Rockin Strong: A Tribute to Nolan Strong & The Diablos, which was an album of current garage-punk bands covering the late Nolan Strong.
In October 2011 Reigning Sound released a digital 'mini-LP' called Abdication ... For Your Love on the Scion Audio Visual label. The eight-song collection was released as a free digital download, however some limited edition vinyl and promo CDs were also pressed [2]. Five tracks from this EP was recorded and produced by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys.. While some of the songs featured Cartwright alongside drummer Lance Willie and bassist David Wayne Gay, this would be the last recordings the two would appear on - Wille and Gay would leave the band just before the release of Abdication.
The new, current line-up includes Benny Trokan (bass), Mike Catanese (guitar), and Mikey Post (drums) - Dave Amels (keyboardist) also remains in the current line-up. The band signed to Merge Records in September 2012.
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Dangerous Game- Mary Weiss ft. Reigning Sound
- Love & Curses
- Shattered
Live Albums[edit]
- Live At Maxwell's LP (Spoonful Records, 2005, LP-SR-005)
- LIVE AT GONER RECORDS LP (21Gone)
EPs[edit]
- Abdication ... For Your Love (Scion, 2011)
7' Vinyl splits[edit]
- The Hentchmen / Reigning Sound 'Rolling Stones Series' 45rpm(Norton Records, 2003, 9642)
- Reigning Sound / Last Year's Men 'Scion A/V' 45rpm' (Scion A/V/Vice Records, 2011)
Singles[edit]
- Here Without You 7' (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2001, SFTRI 656)
- If Christmas Won't Bring You Home 7'(Norton Records, 2004, 45-121)
- I'll Cry 7' (Slovenly Recordings, 2005, 702-50)
- Don't Come Back 7' (Norton Records 2007)- Mary Weiss ft. Reigning Sound
Compilation albums[edit]
- Root Damage 2xLP/2xCD (Sympathy For The Record Industry, 2003, SFTRI 713)
track: As Long As You Come Home
- Revolver Sampler Winter 2003 CD (Revolver, 2003, cat.no.?)
track: Straight Shooter
- Broad Daylight Soundtrack CD (Guerrilla Monster Films, 2003, No. 12300)
track: Medication
- Superfuzz CD (Lowfly Records, 2005, LF 061)
track: I'll Cry
- Static Disaster The U.K.: In The Red Records Sampler CD (In The Red, 2005, ITR 1313)
track: Drowning
- Daddy Rockin Strong: A Tribute to Nolan Strong & The Diablos (The Wind / Norton Records, 2010, TWR002 LP)
track: Mind Over Matter
References[edit]
Interview with Greg Cartwright: http://turnit-down.blogspot.com/2009/07/greg-cartwright-interview-reigning.html
Source for discography: http://www.grunnenrocks.nl/bands/r/reigningsound.htm
Interview with The Hives: http://www.freewilliamsburg.com/september_2004/hives.html
Free Abdication ... For Your Love download: http://www.scionav.com/collection/852
External links[edit]
Retrieved from 'https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Reigning_Sound&oldid=929393193'
Shattered will be Reigning Sound’s first album for Merge and the first full album by the group since 2009’s Love and Curses (In The Red).
The band’s principal songwriter/member is Greg Cartwright, who’s been leading the shifting cast of characters since 2001. You may be familiar with some of the band’s work, as this album is preceded by five studio efforts as well as numerous EPs and live records. Or perhaps some of Greg’s other projects have been on your musical radar: The Oblivians, Parting Gifts, Compulsive Gamblers, 68 Comeback, Deadly Snakes, Detroit Cobras.
As far as Reigning Sound is concerned, this is as good a place to start as any because through many line-up changes and mood swings, the central, constant feature is the way Greg writes songs. This particular embodiment of the band includes longtime keyboardist Dave Amels, who joined the band seven years ago when Reigning Sound recorded an album, consisting mostly of Cartwright’s songs, with former Shangri-Las lead singer Mary Weiss.
Dave proved to be key in putting together the current line-up as well. About three years ago, Greg was asked to make a promotional EP for Scion. Recordings were set to take place in Nashville where he had lined up two local friends to round out the band, but as fate would have it, both had to bow out at the last minute. Luckily, Mike Catanese, Benny Trokan, and Mikey Post—Dave Amels’ bandmates in Brooklyn soul group The Jay Vons—were up for the task. The four flew to Nashville, learned the songs, and recorded them with Greg in a couple of days. Thus was born the group that you hear on Shattered. They’ve been touring and playing together ever since, and Shattered proves that the musical union is both exciting and consistent.
The album was recorded at Daptone’s Brooklyn studio (where drummer Mikey works in the office) and masterfully engineered by Wayne Gordon. The recordings are warm and punchy, a mixed bag of rockers, ballads, and something in between. There are only 11 songs on the album, but the band reckons it’s just right. Check out the track 'My My' below.
Vinyl copies of Shattered and the recent repress of Reigning Sound Live At Goner Records 6-26-2005 LP will be available at Goner (2152 Young Avenue at Cooper) in Memphis on Saturday (July 12) where Greg Cartwright will be playing a solo in-store. Be sure to arrive before 5 pm and yes, it's BYOB.