Acoustic rock with strong melodies and poetically insightful lyrics

11 MP3 Songs
ROCK: Acoustic, POP: Folky Pop



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Billboard magazine says:
Philip Foxman and prime 8 deftly contrasting elements of dark worldly story telling with vibrant folk-fueled rock instrumentation. Who knew fiddles could kick so hard.


New York City based, Australian born singer- songwriter Philip Foxman and his band prime 8 have built a solid local reputation playing to sellout shows at the Mercury Lounge and the prestigious Bowery Ballroom Lounge. They have opened for major label artist such as Smashing Pumpkins guitarist James Iha, U.K sensations Catatonia, MCA band DADA, and Buffalo Tom.

The music on the current release, entitled, West 4th and Charles, can best be described as dark, emotionally-charged songs, infectious melody lines with large choruses and sweeping, cinematic arrangements. The lyrical themes have a distinctly urban point of view which is poignantly underscored by the band's sophisticated blend of fiddles, mandolins and keyboards. This is folk-rock with an ambitious difference
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Members: Philip Foxman: vocals,guitars, Brad Tolinski,: fiddles, mandolins,
Mark Sidgwick: bass, Aaron Conte,: drums, Neil Thomas: keyboards