Hailing from Brooklyn, NY, Hawk and Dove
is an indie rock band whose calm-before-the-storm sound has been
described as the “loudest quiet band you have ever heard” and “the
psychedelic country David Bowie never wrote.” On their forthcoming debut
album, This Yesterday Will Never End, the band mixes hauntingly beautiful ballads with thunderous stoner grooves to create a sound quite unlike anything else.
Though singer Elijah Miller and guitarist John Kleber met
at summer camp when they were 13 years old, it wasn’t until they
stumbled across each other 12 years later that they discovered their
shared passion for music. Along with drummer AJ Sausville, and bass,
keys and violin players Stephanie Sanders & Joan Chew, they've
created a powerful sound that references multiple genres and histories
of rock, Americana, psychedelia and indie music, yet, at the same time,
it proves to be something altogether contemporary and unique.
After honing their material regularly in some of NYC’s most distinguished venues, Hawk and Dove have recently finished This Yesterday Will Never End,
which was recorded and mixed by Max Hodes, who also contributed backing
vocals. Truly a journey at 13 songs and over an hour in length, this
record invites the listener to explore the middle place where we all
reside. Elijah’s lyrics curl around memories shared and imagined as
John's angular guitar plays the shards of glass that simultaneously bind
and repel us. All the while, the beautiful and surreal orchestral
performances of Stephanie, Joan and AJ envelop the words with dynamic
punches and strings of vibrant color.
With both the impressive success of their 2009 EP, Rocking Chair,
and powerful, moving live performances, Hawk and Dove's following has
been steadily growing... something which should continue with the
release of This Yesterday Will Never End and national tour they'll be embarking on in the Spring of 2013 in support of it.
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