Contact: [email protected]
Web: americanbeauties.org
Seeking: Film/TV Placement, Booking
Style: Indie Folk Rock
Shipping up from Boston, indie folk rock band American Beauties are hitting the mark, while treading in familiar territory of sensitive rock. Singer-songwriter-guitarist Michael Gray has studied Semisonic, R.E.M. and Wilco to make track “Yours and Mine,” while earlier folk acts influenced “Good Excuses,” which has a great refrain. Most subdued is “Shining Stars,” an acoustic (with beautiful organ textures) downtempo social commentary, an optimistic approach to grief. “Tired eyes don’t cry anymore… hoping to see you again.” When hearing a reference “Newtown Kids,” we can’t help but draw conclusions about the Sandy Hook school shooting in Newtown, CT. American Beauties has been, and will continue to fit right in on college radio and coffee shop soundtracks.
