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About Me

Saint America is a five piece band from Los Angeles. With a sound deeply rooted in the music born from this geographical area, St. A pulls it's influences from the California country/folk rock of the 1970's (Jackson Browne, Eagles, Crosby, Stills, and Nash) as well as the pop sensibilities of bands like Fleetwood Mac, the rich arrangments and harmonies of Todd Rundgren and The Beach Boys, and the "blue eyed" R&B rhythms of bands like Steely Dan and early Hall & Oates. Saint America unapologetically wears these influences on it's collective sleeve, creating a sound that is both retro and nostalgic, yet still managing to be lyrically current and unconventionally relevant. Saint America just finished their self-titled debut album. Look for it in the near future on iTunes or HOPEFULLY in a store near you. Enjoy!

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 9/20/2006
Band Members: Chris D'Arienzo, John Spiker, Nate Rothacker, John Adams, and Will Graettinger.
Influences: We love all these people and many more... Jackson Browne, Neil Young, Bruce Springsteen, CSNY, Steely Dan, Todd Rundgren, Seals & Croft, Fleetwood Mac, Cat Stevens, James Taylor, America, Jim Croce, Don McLean, Gordon Lightfoot, The Doobie Brothers, Loggins & Messina, Paul Simon, Kris Kristofferson, Glen Campbell, 38 Special, Emmitt Rhodes, The Beatles, The Band, The Beach Boys, Charlie Rich. We also like newer folks like Bright Eyes, Damien Rice, Dolorean, Hem, Ryan Adams, Jude, Jellyfish, Ray LaMontagne, Joshua Radin, A Girl Called Eddy, Andrew Bird, Josh Rouse, Iron & Wine, and all the great bands we've met on this evil thing.
Sounds Like: a comfy beanbag.
Record Label: Unsigned

My Blog

Grammy Award Winning John Spiker

Just letting everyone know how proud we are of our boy John Spiker who's hard work on Steve Earle's latest album payed off with a Grammy win for "Best Folk Album." Go pick it up! It's almost as deli...
Posted by on Sun, 10 Feb 2008 21:56:00 GMT

"See You At The Grammys"

So with a finished album here is how it breaks down... (NOTE: we tried to create an album that exists as if it were to be played on vinyl)Side 11) The Lead *2) Malibu3) Rome4) The Man That I'm5) ...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:56:00 GMT

"Wreckin'" session

For those that find it interesting....We just posted our finished mix of "Wreckin' Is Work," a country ditty that I (Chris) wrote while we were all on the road with another band (the famous and infam...
Posted by on Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:22:00 GMT

Saint America iMix

Hey friends...For all you music nerds out there I have compiled an iMix of music that has inspired the songs on our album and that I just flat out dig. They are good songs... scratch that. They are ...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:02:00 GMT