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Ford & Fitzroy

About Me

“... destined to one day rule the NYC music scene alongside Sonic Youth.”
- NY Press
“The songs on Canyons are vivid, lucid, staggeringly literate, they contain quotations, conversations, and figures of speech; hell, they've even got subplots."
- Tris McCall – The Star Ledger
"Frontman Jay Schneider warbles like a still-angsty/alcoholic Isaac Brock while lead guitarist Glenn Waldman and the rest of the five-piece band plow through powerful, piercing indie rock with just enough of a psych wash to make head-bobbing an acceptable alternative to dancing."
- Flavorpill
"Jay Schneider's voice perforates through the crowd like a wasp, unassumingly challenging everyone to pay attention to anything but the stage… lead guitarist Glenn Waldman drives the melodies with a deft precision that allow Mr. Schneider and his tantric voice the freedom to invent… their rewarding execution of '50s melodies, like babbling brooks veined throughout the show"
- Loose Record
“Their sound is so complete as a band…big things are coming for these guys.”
- YourStandardLife.com
“Crisp, psych pop with the pleasantly unsteady vocals.”
- 3Hive.com
“Vocal pulls and tugs that can rip tears out of the words…yelps and warbles that curve better than terrible posture.”
- SaidTheGramophone.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 28/09/2006
Band Website: www.fordandfitzroy.com
Band Members: schneider & waldman & schneider & sweeney & kim
Influences: MyGen Profile Generator
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Record Label: cougar label!
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Purely Conversational Write-Up w/ VIDEO!! (& pics)

thanks to Purely Conversational for writing up one of our recent shows.  Check it out to watch a vid of us playing "Buzzard Country" & see some pictures.http://purelyrecreational.blogspot.com/2009/06/...
Posted by on Wed, 03 Jun 2009 11:40:00 GMT

Black Seal Music Write-Up

Black Seal Music (home of Albert Hammond, Jr?) just wrote a quick write-up of our recent show with Hallelujah the Hills and Cymbals Eat Guitars... which was an AWESOME show to watch from our end...htt...
Posted by on Thu, 28 May 2009 10:03:00 GMT

NY Press - shoe write-up

http://www.nypress.com/blog-4157-shilpa-ray-her-happy-hooker s-wednesday-night-piano.htmlWe just played w/ Shilpa Ray & Her Happy Hookers.  NY Press liked it.  So did we...Grossly overlooked locals For...
Posted by on Fri, 22 May 2009 12:56:00 GMT

Hear/Say Review for Canyons - A-!!!!!

check out this review from Hear/Saysee/read:http://www.hearsay.cc/sub_pages/reviews_int erviews/12-05-12-08/albums3-ford&fitzroy.htmlFord & FitzroyCanyonsReview By Andy ArgyrakisFort & Fitzroy takes it...
Posted by on Mon, 19 Jan 2009 15:52:00 GMT

Canyons to be Released on Cougar Label

we are extremely happy and excited to announce that our debut album, canyons, will be released via the cougar label on 11.11.08. we will be playing a cd release show 11.07.08 at the studio at webster...
Posted by on Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:23:00 GMT

star ledger write up for canyons!

tris mccall wrote up this great review (mostly about jay) for the star ledger / newjersey.com...http://blog.nj.com/jerseymusic/2008/11/ford_ fitzroy_canyons.htmlFord & Fitzroy -- "Canyons"Posted by Tri...
Posted by on Mon, 03 Nov 2008 22:06:00 GMT

NY Press - Music Survey

read our answers in the NY Press annual best/worst list for NYC...Ford & Fitzroy1. Best Local Venue - Bowery Ballroom. people from around the world and new york agree. there's nothing left to say ab...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:12:00 GMT

NY Press - Top 20 Bands in NYC - Ford & Fitzroy!!

hey everybody!Here are the top twenty bands picked by fans, musicians, and writers by the NY Press. We are not one of them! BUT... we are "destined to one day rule the NYC music scene alongside Son...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:08:00 GMT

7 inches (ha ha) write up of album and hurrican show...

jason has written up an awesome review of canyons (our lp) and our show at cakeshop (our show) check it out here w/ pics!http://7inches.blogspot.com/2008/09/ford-and-fitzroy-at -cakeshop-9-6-08.htmlTh...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Sep 2008 17:58:00 GMT

11/11/2008 album release

we're going to have a proper release for our debut lp, canyons.we are really excited about this and will have more info on what/where/when/why/ and most importantly, who very shortly...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:40:00 GMT