Athens, Georgia band focused on producing melodic guitar-driven alternative rock led by a female singer

12 MP3 Songs in this album (49:48) !
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Influences: R.E.M. - The Smiths - Better Than Ezra -
Stone Temple Pilots - Toad the Wet Sprocket - The Connells
Death Cab for Cutie

Fifteen years after forming in Athens, Georgia, blue sky foundry issues Whispering Campaign â a thematically cohesive work which reveals the band still soaring upward on its sonic arc. Twelve tracks strong, blue sky foundryâs sixth independent studio release demonstrates, again, the bandâs commitment to the song-craft ideal and reconfirms the unitâs innate ability to consistently fuse good alternative music with thoughtful discourse.

On Whispering Campaign, the three-piece remains faithful to its fansâ expectations while exploring new territory within its signature bandwidth. This is no small feat for such a long-standing trio. blue sky foundry resists the all-to-common urge of an established act to abandon its strengths just to indulge an experimental whim and this album is the beneficial result of such artistic conviction. At this point in the bandâs life-cycle, âproducing thoughtful, melodic, guitar-driven rock conveyed by a female front-personâ is not just a mission statement â it is a tradition, tried and true.

Charting the history of the band, it is clear with each new album the collective acumen of blue sky foundry increases. Salli Dowâs vocal performances are stronger than ever, delivered with a certain maturity only a studio veteran can channel. Likewise, the music is seamlessly performed by Scott Pennington and J. Dow III. Recording journeymen themselves, Pennington/Dow know how to create a proper audio canvass to highlight the talent of the bandâs exceptional lead singer.

With Whispering Campaign, blue sky foundry dares to discuss certain vices inherent in human nature (e.g., duplicity, hubris and appetite) and juxtapose these traits against (and with) a celebration of their opposites â the encouraging virtues found in the promise of the human spirit. Passages such as, âWhispers arenât meant to be heard for a reason,â from the third track, âMean What You Say,â and âYour only law is that youâre lawless - Your only flaw is that youâre flawless,â taken from the albumâs eleventh track, âInfallible and Alone,â are representative of the bandâs insightful examination of mankindâs undeniable flaws. While refusing to shy from the darker side of life, blue sky foundry balances its indictment of the human condition on Whispering Campaign with inspirational commentary in songs like, âETA,â âThe In-Betweenâ and âHave Hope. Will Travel."

Aside from the songsâ thought-provoking subject matter and meticulously assembled lyrics, the bandâs latest installment includes a dozen musical compositions of first-rate quality. Utilizing the benefit of its wholly-owned studio, blue sky foundry created Whispering Campaign to be a work that both burns and smolders. J. Dow IIIâs writing and playing (guitars, bass and other instrumentation) creates a tightly woven mesh around Penningtonâs conservative, yet deliberate, percussive rhythms. Salli Dowâs inspired singing overlays the solid foundations provided by her backers and deftly fills all the pockets specifically constructed to showcase her contribution to blue sky foundryâs cause. The result is an impressive and unique amalgam. For songs like, âWinter,â âTo The Come-Latelies,â âHard Chargerâ and âETA,â comparisons to Lifeâs Rich Pagent/Document-era R.E.M. are accurate while numbers like, âInfallible and Aloneâ and âLed To Believeâ clearly justify discussion of Stone Temple Pilots from any point in that bandâs existence. Conversely, the albumâs title track, âWhispering Campaign,â and the other slow-stirrers, âGrindstoneâ and âIndifferent,â exhibit the solemn and introspective qualities of such art form masters as The Smiths and Death Cab for Cutie. Regardless of the inspirational leaning of any given track, blue sky foundry is in good company.

Considered by the band to be their best offering yet, Whispering Campaign is unquestionably a worthy addition to the groupâs already-impressive alternative rock catalog. With this album, blue sky foundry has extended to the world another attractive invitation to give them a listen and spread the word about their well-kept secret.

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Tracks from each of blue sky foundryâs five previous albums have received airplay on independent/alternative rock radio programs

Blue sky foundryâs Bad-ass Theme (featured on the bandâs fourth album, âHaymakerâ) was a second runner-up in a contest for the Atlanta Falconâs âDirty-Birdâ theme song

Whispering Campaign represents the first of two albums produced by blue sky foundry between 2003 and 2008 â a thematically different companion album, Misfortune Cookie, embodies the bandâs work during the same time period